INNOVATORY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

innovatory

adjective

Definition of innovatory

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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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The framework enables full-time employees to spend one day a week exploring unconventional, innovative ideas.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Musk has many critics, but Marian Tupy, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, says non-conformists like Musk often lead innovative companies that help drive economic growth.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of innovative

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The Moon’s square to inventive Uranus favors experimenting when the original approach hits a snag.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Upon its initial release, the album cemented My Chemical Romance's shift from mainstays of the emo scene to mainstream recognition, becoming one of the most inventive bands of the 21st century.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of inventive

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The prompts presented the assistant as a character in creative-writing exercises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Industry support When Corral’s exit from Movistar Plus was announced last year, there was an outpouring of anger, grief and concern from Spain’s creative community that is rarely afforded to a commissioning executive.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of creative

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But rather than spread panic, the fake messages appear to have had little impact on war-weary civilians – and instead began to generate some imaginative memes.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Icke uses his formidable talent for imaginative, dynamic, multimedia staging to manifest the act of surveillance — inherently secretive, out of sight — into something extremely tangible.

— Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

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