Synonyms for innovation
Most common
creation introduction foundation institution design invention
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Creation
creation, introduction, foundation, institution, founding, initiation, origination, instauration rare
2. Design
design, invention, conception, excogitation rare
Other
change, novelty, alteration, lulu slang
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- n. 2
A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
Related words
- Word family
- innovational
Forms
- Plural
- innovations → creations, introductions, foundations, institutions…
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An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- foundation She lives at the Gorilla Foundation in California.
- creation Scientific truth is a creation of the human mind.
- institution The institution was established in the late 1960s.
- founding Algeria is a founding member of the African Union.
- design Honeycomb design may improve thin-film solar cells.
- invention This invention of his proved to be of great value.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| innovation | rising | |
| foundation | steady | |
| creation | rising | |
| institution | steady | |
| founding | rising | |
| design | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lulu2
- 6 letters
- change1, design2
- 7 letters
- novelty3
- 8 letters
- creation3, founding2
- 9 letters
- invention3
- 10 letters
- foundation3, conception3, initiation5, alteration4
- 11 letters
- institution4, origination5
- 12 letters
- introduction4, instauration, excogitation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lulu2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- innovation
- Italiano
- innovazione
- Español
- innovación
- Deutsch
- Innovation
- Català
- innovació