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 lights, smoke, video screens, levers and pulleys that went into recreating the movie’s groundbreaking special effects were worth every penny. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025

Since the commencement of the picture wall’s restoration, a truly groundbreaking project, the initiative is set to finally conclude towards the tail-end of this year, after seven laborious years. —Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

This groundbreaking series launched Image Comics over three decades ago. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, and Wyoming’s congressional delegation are on the VIP list for a groundbreaking ceremony Friday at the Ramaco Resources, Inc., Brook Mine outside Ranchester in far northern Wyoming. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groundbreaking

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