pioneering

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pioneering

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pioneer

adjective

  1. not comparable Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques. Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts.

noun

  1. uncountable The activity of the verb pioneer.
  2. uncountable A scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: open up, initiate, innovator, groundbreaking, game-changing, ground-breaking, innovative, innovatory, creative, cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, advanced, first, original, founding, leading

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adj involving new ideas or methods

Españolpionero
中文開拓性的 /开拓性的 kāituòxìng de, 開創性的 /开创性的 kāichuàngxìng de
Françaisnovateur, pionnier
Deutschbahnbrechend, wegweisend, richtungsweisend

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@misc{pioneering_2026,
  title = {pioneering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pioneering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}