innovative meaning

innovative means 'using new ideas or methods'.

innovative :

new, creative

adjective

▪ The company makes innovative products.

▪ The company makes new products.

▪ She has an innovative approach to teaching.

▪ She has a creative way of teaching.

paraphrasing

▪ inventive – creative

▪ original – new

▪ groundbreaking – new and important

▪ novel – new and different

innovative

Pronunciation

innovative [ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv]

The stress is on 'inno' and sounds like 'in-uh-vay-tiv'.

Common phrases and grammar about innovative

innovative - Common meaning

adjective
new, creative

Part of Speech Changes for "innovative"

▪ innovation (noun) – new idea or method

▪ innovator (noun) – person who creates new ideas

▪ innovate (verb) – to create new ideas

Common Expressions with "innovative"

▪ innovative design – new design

▪ innovative solution – new solution

▪ innovative technology – new technology

▪ innovative idea – new idea

Important examples of innovative in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, innovative is often used to describe new products or methods.

▪The company offers innovative solutions.
▪The company provides new solutions.

Example of a confusing word: inventive (creative)

▪The company offers inventive solutions.
▪The company provides creative solutions.
"Innovative" means introducing new ideas or methods and is used to highlight the novelty and advancement of solutions. In the sentence "The company offers innovative solutions," the word correctly emphasizes the newness and originality of the solutions. "Inventive," on the other hand, means being creative or having the ability to create new ideas, which is similar but not always synonymous with "innovative." While both words can describe new ideas, "inventive" focuses more on the creativity aspect rather than the implementation of new methods. Thus, "innovative" is the more precise choice for describing solutions that are not only creative but also novel and applicable.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Innovative is used as an adjective to describe something that is new or creative in TOEIC grammar questions.

▪They launched an innovative product.
▪They introduced a new product.

innovative

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

innovative approach

'new way' used when talking about new methods.

▪She has an innovative approach to problem-solving.
▪She has a new way to solve problems.

cutting-edge innovation

means 'very advanced new idea'.

▪The company is known for its cutting-edge innovations.
▪The company is known for its very advanced new ideas.

Differences between similar words and innovative

innovative

,

inventive

differences

Innovative is often used for new methods or products, while inventive is used for creative thinking or ideas.

innovative
▪The team developed an innovative app.
▪The team created a new app.
inventive
▪She is very inventive in her art.
▪She is very creative in her art.
innovative

Words with the same origin as innovative

The origin of innovative

innovative comes from the Latin 'innovare', which means 'to renew or change'.

Word structure

It has the prefix in (into), root nov (new), and suffix ative (adjective), meaning 'into new'.

Words with the same origin

The root of innovative is nov (new). Words with the same root include novel (new), renovate (to make new again).

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