Innovative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ahead of the times

being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnəvˌeɪtɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnəvˌeɪtɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɪv/.

Examples

the advanced teaching methods
had advanced views on the subject
a forward-looking corporation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

advanced groundbreaking forward-looking innovational modern

Parts of Speech

adjective	ahead of the times “the advanced teaching methods”
adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before “stylistically innovative works”

Word Forms

innovativeness	noun	originality by virtue of introducing new ideas
modernity	noun	the quality of being current or of the present
innovate	verb	bring something new to an environment
innovation	noun	the creation of something in the mind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

innovativ

der Zeit voraus

🇫🇷French

novateur

en avance sur les temps

🇪🇸Spanish

innovador

adelantado a los tiempos

🇮🇹Italian

innovativo

in anticipo sui tempi

🇳🇱Dutch

innovatief

de tijd vooruit

🇵🇹Portuguese

inovador

à frente dos tempos

🇷🇺Russian

инновационный

опережая время

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनव

समय से आगे

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবনী

সময়ের আগে

🇮🇳Tamil

புதுமையான

காலத்திற்கு முன்னால்

🇮🇳Telugu

వినూత్నమైనది

సమయానికి ముందు

🇮🇳Marathi

नाविन्यपूर्ण

काळाच्या पुढे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીન

સમય કરતાં આગળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನವೀನ

ಸಮಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮುಂದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നൂതനമായ

സമയത്തിന് മുമ്പായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵੀਨਤਾਕਾਰੀ

ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختراعی

وقت سے آگے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

创新的

领先于时代

🇯🇵Japanese

革新的な

時代を先取りして

🇰🇷Korean

혁신적인

시대보다 앞서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổi mới

đi trước thời đại

🇹🇭Thai

นวัตกรรม

ก่อนเวลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

inovatif

mendahului zaman

🇵🇭Filipino

makabago

maaga sa panahon

🇲🇾Malay

inovatif

mendahului zaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إبداعي

قبل العصر

🇮🇷Persian

نوآورانه

جلوتر از زمان

🇹🇷Turkish

yenilikçi

zamanın ilerisinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

חדשני

לפני הזמן

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The primary meaning of 'innovative' is 'ahead of the times'.

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