transformational

adjective

trans·​for·​ma·​tion·​al ˌtran(t)s-fər-ˈmā-sh(ə-)nəl 

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: of, relating to, characterized by, or concerned with transformation and especially linguistic transformation

transformationally adverb

Examples of transformational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet those people whose friends and family members were killed, whose lives were shaped by racial violence, speak of the transformational power of love and reconciliation. —John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026

Feige’s endowment, hailed as transformational, will provide a lasting source of funding for faculty, students and programmatic support for the largest and the most well-known of the school’s seven divisions. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026

Around 80% of legal professionals say AI will have a high or transformational impact on their firms within the next five years, according to a 2025 Thomson Reuters study. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026

Jordan Bianchi took us inside a most transformational year for MJ’s 23XI Racing and the sport of NASCAR as a whole. —Chris Branch, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing transformational

• transformational grammar

Rhymes for transformational

• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational
• conversational
• correlational
• deformational
• derivational