transformative

adjective

trans·​for·​ma·​tive tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv 

: causing or able to cause an important and lasting change in someone or something

a transformative experience

And she'll tell anyone who asks about her transformative weeks working for UNICEF in Congo and Cambodia.

—S. L. Price

It is increasingly hard to escape the conclusion that American politics has entered one of those rare transformative moments that shape the content of our public discourse and the direction of our governance for generations.

—Doug Ireland

Examples of transformative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, the report paints a picture of transformative change that could reflect how companies and corporate roles change as AI adoption takes root. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Yet for thousands of people living with the disease, accessing the transformative therapies remains far from straightforward. — Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

The lesson of social media is not that transformative technologies should be feared. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

These experiences are often transformative, offering insight into how others live and see the world through their own lens. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transformative

• germinative
• argive
• forgive
• ogive
• outlive
• relive
• corroborative
• determinative
• give
• sieve
• resistive