Synonyms of cutting-edge

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adjective

as in advanced

being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques

his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advanced
• progressive
• pioneering
• unconventional
• state-of-the-art
• modern
• contemporary
• new
• original
• revolutionary
• avant
• underground
• avant-garde
• bizarre
• current
• strange
• alternative
• modernistic
• novel
• nontraditional
• fresh
• trailblazing
• unprecedented
• unfamiliar
• antiestablishment
• newfangled
• outré
• ultramodern
• up-to-date
• unheard-of
• way-out
• unknown
• hot
• far-out
• present-day
• unaccustomed
• space-age
• red-hot
• new-fashioned
• mod

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traditional
• conventional
• customary
• established
• orthodox

cutting edge

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noun

1

as in vanguard

the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts

an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanguard
• underground
• pioneer
• van
• avant-garde
• precursor
• forerunner
• trailblazer
• avant-gardist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishment
• old guard

2

as in forefront

the leading or most important part of a movement

a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forefront
• leading edge
• front line
• van
• vanguard
• spearhead