innovative.

Using or introducing new ideas, methods, or ways of doing something.

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Words that belong together

• innovative method
• innovative design

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The innovative method combined interviews with direct observation.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more innovative; superlative most innovative when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.