| Main Entry: | pioneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invent; lay the groundwork |
Synonyms: |
begin, colonize, create, develop, discover, establish, explore, found, go out in front, initiate, instigate, institute, launch, map out, open up, originate, prepare, show the way, spearhead*, start, take the lead, trailblaze |
| Main Entry: | avant-garde |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional, forward-looking |
Synonyms: |
beat*, experimental, head*, hip*, innovative, lead, leading-edge, liberal, new, new wave, pioneering, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
conservative, conventional |
| Main Entry: | colonization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settlement of area |
Synonyms: |
clearing, establishment, expanding, expansion, founding, immigration, migration, opening up, peopling, pioneering, populating, settlement, settling, squatting, transplanting |
| Main Entry: | discover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find, uncover |
Synonyms: |
ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, dig up, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out, get wind of, get wise to, glimpse, hear, identify, invent, learn, light upon, locate, look up, nose out, notice, observe, originate, perceive, pick up on, pioneer, realize, recognize, reveal, see, sense, smoke out, spot, think of, turn up, unearth |
| Notes: | The word discover goes back to Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover.' By 1553, it was used to mean 'seeing or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown' and 'finding out; bringing to light.' You discover ('uncover') something that is already there, something that has existed but is generally unknown - but you invent something that has never existed before. |
Antonyms: |
lose, miss, pass by |
| Main Entry: | futuristic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead of one's time |
Synonyms: |
advanced, cutting edge, innovative, modern, pioneering, revolutionary, visionary |
| Main Entry: | go-ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | progressive |
Synonyms: |
ambitious, enterprising, entrepreneurial, go-getting, gumptious, pioneering, up-and-coming |
Antonyms: |
denied, vetoed |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
Synonyms: |
address, be first, be in charge, command, control, direct, dominate, go first, govern, guide, hold sway over, lead, lead the way, pioneer, precede, rule, run, supervise |
Antonyms: |
follow, obey |
| Main Entry: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, introduce |
Synonyms: |
admit, begin, break the ice, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, institute, intro, invest, kick off, launch, make up, open, originate, pioneer, set in motion, set up, take in, take up, trigger, usher in |
Antonyms: |
close, conclude, end, finish, terminate |
| Main Entry: | institute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; put into operation |
Synonyms: |
appoint, bow, break in, bring into being, come out with, come up with, commence, constitute, create, enact, establish, fix, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invest, launch, make up, open, open up, ordain, organize, originate, pioneer, rev, set in motion, set up, settle, start, usher in |
Antonyms: |
cease, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, institute |
Synonyms: |
admit, bring forward, bring in, commence, enter, establish, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, innovate, install, invent, kick off, launch, organize, pioneer, plan, preface, present, set up, start, unveil, usher in |
Antonyms: |
close, end, finish |