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

Raimi, the pioneering horror maestro behind Evil Dead as well as the original Spider-Man trilogy, is repped by CAA. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

In 2020, after selling his previous company, Fifth Street, under a cloud of investor litigation and an SEC settlement, the veteran financier recast himself as a pioneering lender to underbanked cannabis firms. — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 27 July 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

In our demonizing present, the story of such a pioneering truth-teller speaks powerfully to the needs of our blended American future. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Over the decades, and as several alternate cuts have been produced, the film has come to be regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time, and a pioneering work in the cyberpunk and neo-noir genres. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Jackson, the pioneering physician after whom Jackson Memorial Hospital is named, built the cottage to house his medical practice next to his home, demolished in the 1990s, in downtown Miami. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Mike Browning, the drummer and vocalist best known for co-founding the pioneering death metal bands Morbid Angel and Nocturnus, has died. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

Friends of the pioneering punk musician Jennifer Finch have set up a fundraiser to support her amid a battle against brain cancer. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Verb

Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

The journey unfolds across eight immersive rooms, with each one exploring facets of Garcia’s life and artistry, from the formative San Francisco years to pioneering work in sound technology and visual art. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

An unusually broad impact George’s passing saw this pioneering Americana-music-and-beyond band go on a nine-year hiatus before regrouping in 1988 with the addition of former Pure Prairie League singer Craig Fuller. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

When the pioneering slow-fashion brand launched its clothing take-back program in 2009, every return was tracked in Excel. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Tesla's core mission has dramatically shifted from merely building electric vehicles to pioneering a future driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous driving. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Many of the mining founders tell me that employees view their pioneering lifestyle as a feature, not a flaw. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026

That’s what has kept it from thriving in South Florida for decades, despite early efforts by pioneering plant nerds. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Eno—who has made millions during a career pioneering ambient music and producing artists from David Bowie to U2—is among the list of signatories. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026