trailblazing

Definitions

Introducing new ideas or methods; pioneering.

Marking a path through wild or unexplored territory.

Examples

The scientist received an award for her trailblazing research in the field of renewable energy.

The company is known for its trailblazing approach to sustainable fashion and ethical manufacturing.

Synonyms

pioneering innovative groundbreaking revolutionary vanguard inventive original

Antonyms

conventional traditional conservative unoriginal derivative regressive stagnant