Synonyms of pioneering

pioneering 1 of 2

adjective

as in revolutionary

Related Words

• revolutionary
• trailblazing
• advanced
• progressive
• state-of-the-art
• alternative
• cutting-edge
• nontraditional
• unconventional
• underground
• avant-garde
• antiestablishment
• avant
• bizarre
• new
• original
• novel
• modern
• unprecedented
• outré
• way-out
• far-out
• unfamiliar
• unheard-of
• contemporary
• fresh
• unknown
• newfangled
• strange
• current
• modernistic
• present-day
• ultramodern
• unaccustomed
• up-to-date
• mod
• red-hot
• space-age
• new-fashioned
• hot

Dissimilar Words

• traditional
• conventional
• established
• customary
• orthodox

pioneering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pioneer

as in founding

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

he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pioneering

Adjective

Nancy Grace Roman, born in 1925, was a pioneering astronomer and the first chief of astronomy at NASA. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Below, Samia Halaby, another pioneering Palestinian painter, reflects on Mansour’s life and legacy. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The world will remember Dolly Parton as many things – a masterful songwriter, a pioneering businesswoman and a mother figure. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Chester Zoo and the University of Liverpool teamed up to try the pioneering treatment on the 15-foot python after a cancerous tumor on the reptile’s jaw reappeared following surgery to remove it. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Wexler won an Oscar for his work, which included a pioneering 2-minute, 15-second Steadicam shot that trailed and then led David Carradine as the folk singer through a crowd of migrant workers. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Midge's grotesque, defiant nature challenged societal norms, solidifying her as a pioneering and powerful figure in comics. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The Lola Mora Cultural Center, named for the pioneering Argentine sculptor, opened in early July in the vicinity of San Salvador de Jujuy in northwestern Argentina. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026

In the fall of 1989, a select group of Soviet scientists was summoned to Obolensk, a secluded municipality on Moscow’s periphery, and gathered at what appeared to be an insane asylum to discuss a pioneering technique for mass murder. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Verb

More than 70 years later, the house remains an enduring testament to the meeting of two pioneering minds. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

Serrano's pioneering efforts continue, as she is slated to become Chairwoman of MVP's women's boxing initiatives post-retirement, solidifying her enduring legacy in the sport. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

His courage in 1974 to undergo that pioneering surgery that came to bear his name went on to extend the careers of so many major league pitchers. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

The pioneering rap star and Rock the Bells expressed his excitement in preserving and celebrating hip-hop culture and bringing the annual festival back to New Jersey. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Shrugging off skeptics, the pioneering Rasmussen – after being fired as communications director of the New England Whalers — acquired space on a communications satellite using a personal credit card. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

He is credited on that website with creating several pandemic initiatives, such as mega testing and vaccination sites and pioneering a street medicine program for the poor as part of the board of directors of CalOptima Health. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jensen Huang built the world's most valuable company by pioneering the specialized computer chips behind the artificial intelligence boom. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

The great wealth transfer is set to hand upward of $124 trillion to a new generation by 2048, while pioneering tech founders and AI investors are generating unprecedented wealth through radical disruption. — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026