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groundbreaking Definition

ground·break·ing (gro̵undbrāk′iŋ)

adjective

  1. designating or of the ceremony of breaking ground, as for a new building
  2. pioneering

noun

a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building

groundbreaking Related Forms
ground·break′·er noun
groundbreaking Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • expect: It IS a good album and I would recommend it, but just don't expect anything groundbreaking.
  • produce: Students are inspired to take risks in order to produce groundbreaking, highly individual work.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: Considered groundbreaking at the time, nowadays it doesn't stand up at all well in the light of what followed.
  • create: Part of Liverpool John Moores University, it aims to empower organizations using digital technology, enabling them to create groundbreaking, innovative content.

Modifies a noun

  • graphics: This range of toys has groundbreaking graphics and developmental features - the smart choice for playful little ones!
  • initiative: Team Litter is a groundbreaking initiative which you can find more about by clicking on the link.
  • ceremony: The groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 18, 1991.
  • collaboration: Futures ( PF ), the groundbreaking collaboration between five HIV agencies in London.
  • discovery: Drawing on recent, groundbreaking discoveries in modern linguistics, Deutscher exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication.
  • innovation: The Silver Nano technology is another groundbreaking innovation introduced by Samsung in its effort to become a socially conscious and responsible consumer brand.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: Truly groundbreaking work, which I regard David Britton's to be, cannot get out.
  • hardly: Hardly groundbreaking stuff, then, but a very promising debut nonetheless.
  • particularly: They're good fun and entertaining but not particularly groundbreaking.
  • really: What is striking, however, is the failure of the Tory wonks to generate any really groundbreaking ideas.
  • not: These are not groundbreaking changes to the Olympic Park.
  • exactly: The storyline wasn't exactly groundbreaking, but it didn't try to be.

Noun used with modifier

  • nothing: Nothing groundbreaking, they just think its quite nice.
  • anything: It IS a good album and I would recommend it, but just don't expect anything groundbreaking.
  • something: It was wicked to be part of something groundbreaking like this & I met lots of cool SUCK peeps.