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

The more powerful, transformative question executives must ask is how a specific process would look if it were built from scratch today, with an autonomous AI agent at its core. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

In the past, teen wellness offerings skewed to a female audience and were more cutesy than transformative—think chocolate face masks and glitter nail polish. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026

On a transformative Friday night beyond even Clipper Darrell’s wildest dreams, the Clippers acquired arguably the best player in the NBA … Kawhi Leonard? — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Silicon Valley — home to companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Google and Meta — has become the center of another modern rush, driven by artificial intelligence and the promise of transformative wealth. — Andre Byik, USA Today, 29 June 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