pioneering

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adjective

Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

“Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pioneer
adjectivepioneering (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

    Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts.

    1 more example

    Lastly, and in line with the tradition of honoring a scientist, the name oganesson and symbol Og for element 118 was proposed by the collaborating teams of discoverers at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russia) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA) and recognizes Professor Yuri Oganessian (born 1933) for his pioneering contributions to transactinoid elements research.

    2016 November 30, “IUPAC Announces the Names of the Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118”, in IUPAC
nounpioneering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe activity of the verb pioneer.
  2. uncountableA scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
innovativemould-breakingseminal

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 開拓性的 /开拓性的, 開創性的 /开创性的
  • 開拓性的 /开拓性的 (kāituòxìng de)involving new ideas or methods
  • 開創性的 /开创性的 (kāichuàngxìng de)involving new ideas or methods
Danish banebrydende
  • banebrydendeinvolving new ideas or methods
Dutch wegbereidend, baanbrekend
  • wegbereidendinvolving new ideas or methods
  • baanbrekendinvolving new ideas or methods
  • toonaangevendinvolving new ideas or methods
Finnish uraauurtava, mullistava
  • uraauurtavainvolving new ideas or methods
  • mullistavainvolving new ideas or methods
French novateur, pionnier
  • novateurinvolving new ideas or methods
  • pionnierinvolving new ideas or methods
German bahnbrechend, wegweisend
  • bahnbrechendinvolving new ideas or methods
  • wegweisendinvolving new ideas or methods
  • richtungsweisendinvolving new ideas or methods
Hungarian úttörő
  • úttörőinvolving new ideas or methods
Norwegian Bokmål banebrytende
  • banebrytendeinvolving new ideas or methods
Polish pionierski, nowatorski
  • pionierskiinvolving new ideas or methods
  • nowatorskiinvolving new ideas or methods
Spanish pionero
  • pioneroinvolving new ideas or methods
Swedish banbrytande
  • banbrytandeinvolving new ideas or methods

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pioneering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pioneering

MLA

“pioneering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pioneering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pioneering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pioneering.

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