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Definition of pioneering : of Pioneer

Synonyms:

creative, development, breakthrough, Frankenstein's monster, design, contrive, coin, discovery, creativity, devise

forerunning, antedating, predating, heading off, preceding, introducing, anticipating, leading, foreshadowing, anteceding, trail-blazing

latest, experimental, original, new, novel, revolutionary, fresh, innovative, up-to-the-minute

Usage examples:

• Along these sylvan alleys they walked in single file; the friar singing and pioneering in the van, the horse plunging and floundering behind the friar, the lady following " in maiden meditation fancy free," and the knight bringing up the rear, much marvelling at the strange company into which his stars had thrown him. - "Maid Marian", Thomas Love Peacock.
• It is this fact which makes the French pioneering preface to a civilization different from anything that has developed elsewhere in the United States, and not only different in the past but now the dominant force in American education, politics, and industry. - "The French in the Heart of America", John Finley.
• Of the active, restless, eager, pioneering type, capable of enduring hardship. - "Analyzing Character", Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb.