Synonyms of innovators

innovators

noun

plural of innovator

as in inventors

one who creates or introduces something new

thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inventors
• designers
• creators
• developers
• founders
• authors
• originators
• makers
• formulators
• contrivers
• introducers
• pioneers
• devisers
• builders
• researchers
• generators
• producers
• initiators
• dreamers
• groundbreakers
• fathers
• begetters
• planners
• establishers
• sires
• inaugurators
• instituters
• researchists
• coproducers
• coresearchers
• coinventors
• codevelopers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imitators
• copiers
• mimics
• duplicators
• copycats
• apers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innovators

This year the conference is geared to examining the major upheaval in content and distribution, and to help connect networks, studios, platforms, creators, brands and tech innovators to explore opportunities. — William Earl, Variety, 8 July 2026

Sharing often means becoming an unpaid internal consultant, and managers frequently favor compliant workers over innovators. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Competing for the innovators award are Mirei Monticelli from Casa Monticelli, specialized in light sculptures and installations; textile artisan Graziella Carta from Studio Pratha, and milliner Karin Monica. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

The fund will support local innovators and community groups, including Sharing Excess, City Year Philadelphia and the African American Chamber of Commerce. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

America’s advantage comes from the voluntary alignment of government, private enterprise, investors, innovators, workers, and communities pursuing a common purpose. — Marc Andersen, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Like the miners of 1849, today’s innovators come from around the world, drawn by the possibility of building something new. — Andre Byik, USA Today, 29 June 2026