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