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

Winning The Great British Baking Show in 2017 was just the beginning of a transformative journey for Sophie Faldo. —Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

The property’s recent expansion offers a transformative wellness journey with a second sauna that features Iceland’s largest single-pane glass window, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. —Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

That bottleneck is where crypto can make a transformative impact. —Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

She was inspired to work with the brand following a transformative trip to Italy that rekindled her love of Italian wines. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transformative

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