Synonyms of innovating

innovating

verb

present participle of innovate

as in establishing

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

• establishing
• founding
• pioneering
• creating
• initiating
• introducing
• launching
• instituting
• inaugurating
• beginning
• planting
• starting
• constructing
• inventing
• developing
• organizing
• originating
• constituting
• producing
• manufacturing
• devising
• setting up
• expanding
• authoring
• conceiving
• thinking (up)
• enlarging
• cooking (up)
• funding
• financing
• concocting
• subsidizing
• fathering
• fabricating
• making up
• systematizing
• contriving
• arranging
• endowing
• systemizing
• relaunching
• putting up
• reinitiating
• reinstituting
• refounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• shutting (up)
• abolishing
• phasing out
• stopping
• finishing
• ending
• terminating
• halting
• annihilating
• nullifying
• annulling
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innovating

Hawk advocates imitating others before innovating, leveraging existing strengths like Wayne Gretzky, and embracing a beginner's mindset. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

This is Toyota playing catch-up rather than innovating, though. — New Atlas, 20 July 2026

Like, how much of this is Musk doing stuff, inventing stuff, innovating stuff? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

That part of it is always fascinating, ’cause these guys were innovating in completely unregulated areas. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026

Georgia Tech researchers and Zoo Atlanta are innovating technology to keep elephants healthy and sharp. — Monique John, CBS News, 9 June 2026