groundbreaking

adjective

ground·​break·​ing ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kiŋ 

: introducing new ideas or methods

has written a groundbreaking work

Examples of groundbreaking in a Sentence

She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.

Recent Examples on the Web

Onwuachi reimagines nearly every steakhouse staple, recalibrating flavors and presentation to register as equally groundbreaking and familiar. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

See his portraits—and relive the concert’s joyous celebration of one of musical theater’s most groundbreaking and influential works—below. — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

The church — on the corner of Lucile Avenue and Griffith Park Boulevard — has a rich Hollywood history, having once served as the home to the groundbreaking Asian American theater company the East West Players. — Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

As has been widely and obviously pointed out, Silicon Valley’s decision to tout AI as a groundbreaking technology that might make your life better, but could also just as easily take your job and destroy the world, wasn’t the best PR move. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groundbreaking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• filmmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• haymaking
• heartbreaking