avant-garde

Definitions

New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.

Favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.

Examples

The director is known for his avant-garde approach to filmmaking, often challenging traditional narrative structures.

Her latest collection of paintings is considered quite avant-garde, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art.

The band's avant-garde sound incorporates experimental electronic beats and unconventional vocal techniques.

Synonyms

innovative experimental pioneering progressive cutting-edge vanguard radical

Antonyms

conservative traditional conventional orthodox reactionary mainstream old-fashioned