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transformative

[trans-fawr-muh-tiv] / trænsˈfɔr mə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
power to change dramatically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
metamorphic
WEAK
born-again cathartic reframing transmuting
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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In the book’s transformative final section, Frank, with the help of those he harmed, achieves an extraordinary reconciliation with his past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Over the past four days he has shown it was truly transformative.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Large-scale, highly performant systems are expected to arrive in the next few years, bringing with them transformative potential as well as new risks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The tour was transformative for DeCarlo and his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In two transformative decades between 1920 and 1940, the first two of these questions—i.e., variation and evolution—would be solved by unique alliances between geneticists, anatomists, cell biologists, statisticians, and mathematicians.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee