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

For younger generations, the effects of AI may be even more transformative. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

Given that the combined entity will have a 260,000-hour catalog, Deadline asked whether ITV Studios was seeking a similarly transformative deal. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026

There are some who worry that the transformative power of AI in health care might be exaggerated, at least based on what’s in use now. —Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

Parity, for example, is already alive and well, but simplicity and scarcity hint at something potentially transformative. —Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transformative

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