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

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

The groundbreaking event was attended by Tang and Hsu-Tang and the Met’s modern and contemporary art curator David Breslin, director and CEO Max Hollein, and head of capital projects Brett Gallard. — Leigh Anne Miller For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

Yedvab said most groundbreaking technologies benefitting humanity have been made by for-profit companies, albeit often building on academic research. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 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