pioneeringadjective
uk/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˌpaɪəˈnɪr.ɪŋ/using ideas and methods that have never been used before:
pioneering techniques
a pioneering surgeon
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing the leading position
- ahead
- be in the front line idiom
- be streets ahead idiom
- front
- frontier
- lead 1
- lead the field/pack/world idiom
- leading edge
- pacemaker
- spearhead
- standard-bearer
- street
- the cutting edge
- the forefront
- the front line
- the frontiers of sth idiom
- the vanguard
- trailblazer
- van