PIONEERING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PIONEERING?

Need another word that means the same as “pioneering”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “pioneering” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pioneering” are: unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, distinctive, individual, individualistic, alternative, different

Pioneering as an Adjective

Definitions of "Pioneering" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pioneering” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Involving new ideas or methods.

Synonyms of "Pioneering" as an adjective (16 Words)

alternative	(of two things) mutually exclusive. An alternative plan.
atypical	Not representative of a type, group, or class. Atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children.
different	Marked by dissimilarity. You can play this game in different ways.
distinctive	Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing- Curtis Wilkie. Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor.
individual	Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing. She creates her own highly individual landscapes.
individualistic	More interested in individual people than in society as a whole. Her work is quirky and genuinely individualistic.
irregular	Lacking continuity or regularity. An irregular heartbeat.
out of the ordinary	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
rare	Having low density. What is so rare as a day in June.
singular	Relating to or of the nature of singularity. Such poise is singular in one so young.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind. An uncommon name.
uncustomary	Not according to custom or the usual or habitual practice; unusual. His uncustomary silence on the issue.
unfamiliar	Not having knowledge or experience of. The yellow taxicab was an unfamiliar sight on these roads.
unorthodox	Breaking with convention or tradition. He frequently upset other scholars with his unorthodox views.
unusual	Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others. A man of unusual ability.
unwonted	Unaccustomed or unusual. An unwonted softness in her face.

Usage Examples of "Pioneering" as an adjective

• His pioneering work on consciousness.

Associations of "Pioneering" (30 Words)

begin	Begin to speak understand read and write a language. The number one begins the sequence.
beginning	The event consisting of the start of something. He had risen from humble beginnings to great wealth.
colonist	A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country.
commence	Set in motion, cause to start. His design team commenced work.
commencement	The time at which something is supposed to begin. The commencement of the trial.
early	Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature. Early potatoes.
embryonic	Of an organism prior to birth or hatching. Slight differences in embryonic development.
first	The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield counting counterclockwise from home plate. His first or maiden speech in Congress.
frontiersman	A man living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
germinal	Seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds. De Beauvoir s germinal book The Second Sex.
inaugurate	Admit (someone) formally to office. The museum was inaugurated on September 12.
inception	An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. She has been on the board since its inception two years ago.
inchoate	Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. Inchoate proletarian protest.
inchoative	An inchoative verb. Inchoative stages.
incipient	Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed. Incipient civil disorder.
initial	Mark or sign a document with one s initials in order to authorize or validate it. They carved their initials into the tree trunk.
initially	At first. Initially he thought the new concept was nonsense.
initiate	A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity. An initiate of the cult.
initiative	A proposal made by one nation to another in an attempt to improve relations. Anti hunting groups have seized the initiative in the dispute.
launch	Launch for the first time launch on a maiden voyage. I launched myself out of bed.
mount	A mounting consisting of a piece of metal as in a ring or other jewelry that holds a gem in place. The photographs will be mounted and framed.
oncoming	Due to happen soon. The oncoming winter.
onset	The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant. Early onset Alzheimer s disease.
originate	Bring into being. The word originated as a marketing term.
outset	The time at which something is supposed to begin. The project was flawed from the outset.
pacesetter	A leading instance in its field. The new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations.
settler	A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution.
start	A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game. With an hour s start he will be hard to catch.
stirring	Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement. The first stirrings of anger.
trailblazer	A person who makes a new track through wild country. He was a trailblazer for many ideas that are now standard fare.