transformative.

Producing a major change in how something works or is understood.

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Words that belong together

• transformative experience
• transformative potential

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The fellowship proved transformative for her approach to research.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more transformative; superlative most transformative 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. Commonness: moderately common.