adjective · academic
innovative
UK/ˈɪnəvətɪv/US/ˈɪnəveɪtɪv/IN·no·va·tive
Band 6-7speakingtask2
introducing new ideas or methods
Examples
“The startup introduced an innovative water‑purifying system.”
“Universities need innovative approaches to engage students.”
“An innovative solution can make a big difference in sustainability.”
Band 8 sentence
“I think investing in innovative technologies is essential if we really want to cut emissions and create sustainable jobs.”
Collocations
- innovative approach
- highly innovative
- innovative technology
Word family
innovate verbinnovation nouninnovator nouninnovatively adverbinnovativeness noun
Common mistakes
The company is innovation.→The company is innovative.
They have a new idea, so it's innovative enough.→They have an innovative idea.
Say it for a higher band
5new→6creative→7+innovative
Synonyms
creative
novel
Easily confused
creative
“Her innovative design solved the storage problem.”
Related words
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In -ive
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