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

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

The novel opens with a writer remembering her 16-year-old self during a transformational period in her life in which all her teenage gestures toward autonomy are preemptively smothered by her mother. —Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026

Members of the Changemakers Advisory Board, a group of business visionaries dedicated to transformational change and the advancement of women in leadership roles that now also includes two past CNBC Changemakers, provided the weighting for each category. —David Spiegel, CNBC, 25 Feb. 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