innovations

NOUN

change, novelty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

modernization

STRONG

addition alteration contraption departure deviation introduction modernism modification mutation newness notion permutation shift variation vicissitude wrinkle

WEAK

cutting edge last word latest thing leading edge

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

WEAK

custom habit old old hat rut tradition

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innovations

It reveals a recurring pattern in which evolutionary innovations appeared, disappeared, and later emerged again.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Today, Rivera is the director of special initiatives and innovations at the Center for Community Alternatives in Syracuse, New York.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

This program demonstrates that the agency can accelerate patient access to life-saving innovations without lowering approval standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Many developed a deep affection for the country and its artistic innovations, while seizing on business opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Restricting signs to those for single consonants was only the first of three crucial innovations that distinguished alphabets from other writing systems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond