Meanings
adjectiveinnovative (comparative more innovative, superlative most innovative)
comparative more innovative · superlative most innovative
- Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.
2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57 - Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
adjectiveahead of the times
adjectivebeing or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Indo-European*néweh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*nowāō
- Latinnovō
- Latininnovō
- Latininnovātus
- Englishinnovate
- Englishinnovative
Translations
Arabic اِبْتِكارِيّ, مُبْتَكَر
- اِبْتِكارِيّ (ibtikāriyy)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- مُبْتَكَر (mubtakar)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Bulgarian новаторски
- новаторски (novatorski)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Catalan innovador, innovador
- innovadorcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovadorforward looking; ahead of current thinking
Czech inovativní
- inovativnícharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Danish opfindsom, nyskabende
- opfindsomcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- nyskabendecharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Dutch innovatief
- innovatiefcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Finnish innovatiivinen, kaukonäköinen
- innovatiivinencharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- kaukonäköinenforward looking; ahead of current thinking
French novateur, innovant
- novateurcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovantcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
German innovativ, innovativ
- innovativcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovativforward looking; ahead of current thinking
Greek καινοτόμος, νεωτεριστικός
- καινοτόμος (kainotómos)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- νεωτεριστικός (neoteristikós)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- προηγμένος (proïgménos)forward looking; ahead of current thinking
Hebrew חדשני
- חדשני (khadshaní)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Hindi नाविन्य
- नाविन्य (nāvinya)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Hungarian innovatív, innovatív
- innovatívcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovatívforward looking; ahead of current thinking
Italian innovativo
- innovativocharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Japanese 革新的な, 革新的な
- 革新的な (kakushintekina)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- 革新的な (kakushintekina)forward looking; ahead of current thinking
Māori auaha
- auahacharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Norwegian banebrytende
- banebrytendecharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Norwegian Bokmål nyskapende, innovativ
- nyskapendecharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovativcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Polish innowacyjny
- innowacyjnycharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Portuguese inovador, inovativo
- inovadorcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- inovativocharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Romanian inovator
- inovatorcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Russian инновацио́нный, передово́й
- инновацио́нный (innovaciónnyj)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- передово́й (peredovój)forward looking; ahead of current thinking
Spanish innovador, innovativo
- innovadorcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovativocharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Swedish innovativ, nyskapande
- innovativcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- nyskapandecharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- påhittigcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- uppfinningsrikcharacterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- innovativforward looking; ahead of current thinking
- visionärforward looking; ahead of current thinking
Ukrainian інноваці́йний
- інноваці́йний (innovacíjnyj)characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
Cite this entry
APA
innovative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innovative
MLA
“innovative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innovative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “innovative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innovative.
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