groundbreaking
groundbreaking
Definition
ground·break·ing (gro̵und′brāk′iŋ)
adjective
- designating or of the ceremony of breaking ground, as for a new building
- pioneering
noun
a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building
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
Browse dictionary entries near groundbreaking
- ground zero
- ground wire
- ground wave
- ground tackle
- ground stroke
- ground state
- ground start
- ground squirrel
- ground rule
- ground rod
- grounded
- grounder
- groundfire
- groundfish
- groundhog
- Groundhog Day
- grounding
- groundless
- groundling
- groundmass
