innovative

American  

[in-uh-vey-tiv] / ˈɪn əˌveɪ tɪv /

especially British, innovatory

adjective

1. tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.

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innovative British  

/ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv /

adjective

1. using or showing new methods, ideas, etc

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Other Word Forms

• innovatively adverb
• innovativeness noun
• uninnovative adjective

Etymology

Origin of innovative

First recorded in 1600–10; innovate + -ive

Example Sentences

It has sought out innovative ways to meet its surging energy needs while also trying to reach its goal of being carbon negative by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal

This discovery not only adds a new species to the Iguanodontia group, but also reveals that dinosaur skin and body coverings were more varied and innovative than previously understood.

From Science Daily

"Our study adds to this very recently emerging story that life may have used oxygen much earlier than previously thought. It shows us how incredibly innovative life is at all periods in Earth's history."

From Science Daily

What matters to the author isn’t how much they are worth, but how free they are to express their views, take risks and support innovative activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another said she was an "extremely intelligent, innovative thinker".

From BBC

Related Words

• contemporary
• ingenious
• inventive
• new
• original