INNOVATORY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

innovatory

adjective

Definition of innovatory

as in innovative

having the skill and imagination to create new things the composer Charles Ives is remembered for his innovatory use of dissonance and polytonal harmonies

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Her designs are crafted in France using leather farmed in France and tanned in Italy, and are constructed entirely without stitching, using an innovative system of folding, assembly and rivets.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth.

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of innovative

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Each feels expansively lush without ever losing that genuinely old school rock and roll momentum, in large part due to the hypnotic drumming of Adam Shumski and inventive lead guitars of Dan Ryan.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Occasionally, VisionQuest does this in a clever way, as with an inventive late sequence that borrows from WandaVision‘s sitcom language.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventive

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Nearby, the Arts District and Fashion District with ever evolving galleries and independent boutiques showcasing the city's creative energy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Set amid the creative ferment of Paris at a turning point in music and culture, the film traces the bond between two young artists in the years before the world knew their names.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of creative

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Li tells their stories in alternating chapters, loosely grounding her narrative in historical fact and Li’s own expansive imaginative powers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Nicolas Cage has made a career of playing imaginative, chaotic, and intense character roles.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of imaginative

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