innovatory
Breaking fresh ground
Innovatory means introducing new ideas or methods, synonymous with innovative.
The word is more common in British than American English: The company's innovatory approach to sustainable packaging won industry recognition.
Her innovatory teaching methods transformed student engagement.
Being the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- transformativeCausing major change
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
breakthrough · game-changing · radical · unprecedented · first-of-its-kind · visionary · forward-thinking · trendsetting
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- artistryExceptional creative skill
inspiration · ideation · brainstorming · flair · genius · expressive · unconventional · conceptual
Beyond merely current
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- leading-edgeAt technology's forefront
- high-techUsing newest innovations
- advancedFar along in development
sophisticated · next-generation · futuristic · ultramodern · neoteric · newfangled · modernistic · contemporary
Advocate for gradual change
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- forward-lookingOriented toward the future
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- transformationalCausing radical change
enlightened · renewal · advancement · evolution · improvement · development · reform · modernization
trailblazing
Being the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- transformativeCausing major change
disruptive · breakthrough · game-changing · radical · unprecedented · first-of-its-kind · visionary · forward-thinking · trendsetting · pathbreaking
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
artistry · inspiration · ideation · brainstorming · flair · genius · expressive · unconventional · conceptual · aesthetic
bleeding-edge
Beyond merely current
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- leading-edgeAt technology's forefront
- high-techUsing newest innovations
advanced · sophisticated · next-generation · futuristic · ultramodern · neoteric · newfangled · modernistic · contemporary · digitized
reformist
Advocate for gradual change
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- forward-lookingOriented toward the future
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
transformational · enlightened · renewal · advancement · evolution · improvement · development · reform · modernization · revitalization
innovatoryunoriginal
Not new or novel
traditional · conventional · uncreative · imitative · derivative
innovatoryconservative
Cautious about altering customs
reactionary · backward-looking · regressive · hidebound · stagnant
- young innovatorYouthful creator of novelties
- technological innovatorsCreators of new technologies
- medical innovatorsThose who advance medicine