innovative
[in-uh-vey-tiv]
- tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
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Origin of innovative
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ingenious, new, inventive, original, contemporary, avant-garde, newfangled, state-of-the-art, innovatory, deviceful, innovational, originativeExamples from the Web for innovative
Contemporary Examples
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Faced with a lack of flat, open land, they took an innovative approach.
He told them, “We can beat government agencies and big famous companies because of our innovative spirit.”
One of my three sons is a student who thrives there, due in no small part to innovative programs like its greenhouse and gardens.
Historical Examples
Two general motives enter here to govern the estimate and each may show the routine or the innovative phase.
Creative IntelligenceJohn Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
They were always happy and singing, innovative in finding ways to carry their packs.
The Biography of a RabbitRoy Benson
It is this environment of innovative upheaval that any useful foundation for strategic and operational thought must address.
Shock and AweHarlan K. Ullman
In all cases success starts with innovative intelligence products, which has not been a hallmark of United States operations.
Shock and AweHarlan K. Ullman
Both sorts of effort may be of either the routine or the innovative type.
Creative IntelligenceJohn Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
innovative
- using or showing new methods, ideas, etc
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Word Origin and History for innovative
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