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groundbreaking

/ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Groundbreaking means: being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before.

Synonyms for groundbreaking5

noun, as in the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

groundbreaking ceremony

adjective, as in being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

innovative, innovational, original

also used for groundbreaking

pathbreaking

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What does groundbreaking mean?2

adjective

1

being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before“stylistically innovative works”

noun

1

the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Groundbreaking in a sentence

  • It's a discovery as surprising as it is groundbreaking.sundown
  • It is a finding that is as surprising as it is groundbreaking.sundown
  • The artist's reputation and fame soared after his groundbreaking exhibition received critical acclaim.megamanenm
  • It was a groundbreaking invention at the time.pip
  • The researcher's groundbreaking discovery revolutionized the field of psychiatry.Lumi
  • Jane Goodall's groundbreaking research redefined our understanding of primates.Amastan
  • Is it really groundbreaking to transform the people of poets and philosophers into a people of trash collectors?Objectivesea
  • The space explorers made a groundbreaking discovery.Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of groundbreaking

as a noun

plural
groundbreakings