Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking adjective - Being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before.
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Synonyms for Groundbreaking
Special and groundbreaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Groundbreaking".
Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Groundbreaking and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Groundbreaking" instead an adjective "Special".
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Related pairs
- individual and groundbreaking
- individual and special
- rare and groundbreaking
- rare and special
- notable and groundbreaking
- notable and special
- distinctive and groundbreaking
- distinctive and special
- idiosyncratic and groundbreaking
- idiosyncratic and special
- exceptional and groundbreaking
- exceptional and special
- singular and groundbreaking
- singular and special
Both words in one sentence
- Metropolis is watched today for its groundbreaking special effects, futuristic architecture, and kickass robot - not its romantic plot or political message (as the screenwriter intended).
Source: Play the Game, Skip the Story - Mickey Mania, a video game in which you play through the settings of several classic Mickey Mouse cartoons, featured a memorable stage near the end (in the Prince and the Pauper world) with groundbreaking special effects in which you race up a spiral staircase to escape rising flames.
Source: Rise to the Challenge -
What these penguins are doing at the North Pole is less than clear... Excuse Plot: Méliès's films were always built on simplistic plots and setups to accommodate the films, which used imagination and the groundbreaking special effects as their centerpieces.
Source: Creator / Georges Méliès
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