Synonyms of innovate

innovate

verb

ˈi-nə-ˌvāt 

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establish
• pioneer
• initiate
• create
• introduce
• launch
• found
• institute
• begin
• inaugurate
• invent
• start
• develop
• plant
• construct
• organize
• originate
• constitute
• set up
• devise
• produce
• manufacture
• expand
• conceive
• author
• fund
• think (up)
• make up
• concoct
• finance
• cook (up)
• subsidize
• enlarge
• contrive
• systematize
• fabricate
• father
• endow
• systemize
• arrange
• put up
• relaunch
• reinitiate
• reinstitute
• refound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• close (down)
• shut (up)
• abolish
• stop
• nullify
• finish
• phase out
• annul
• end
• terminate
• halt
• annihilate
• wind up
• round (off or out)
• wrap up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innovate

The intense competitive pressure among AI firms, which have a much stronger incentive to innovate quickly than to ensure their innovations are safe, enhances the case further. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Reflection is rare, particularly for an artist who has repeatedly innovated their sound. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

While Pandora has long been known for its charm bracelets, beloved of millennials and Gen Zs of the past, the brand’s collaboration strategy aims to innovate. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

While plenty of shoppers have submitted suggestions for how to innovate the Signature Bag, MERIT decided to stick with what works—and what has already become a classic. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2026