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Groundbreaking vs Pathbreaking - What's the difference?

groundbreaking | pathbreaking | Synonyms |

Pathbreaking is a synonym of groundbreaking.



As adjectives the difference between groundbreaking and pathbreaking

is that groundbreaking is innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before while pathbreaking is opening a new path or approach.

As a noun groundbreaking

is a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.

groundbreaking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
    • The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.

    See also

    * break ground * cutting edge

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
  • The point at which construction begins.

    • pathbreaking

    English

    Alternative forms

    *path-breaking

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Opening a new path or approach
    • a pathbreaking article
  • *{{quote-book, 1986, Clark Kerr & Marian L. Gade, The Many Lives of Academic Presidents citation
    • , passage=To be a pathbreaking leader takes a certain type of personality. }}

    Synonyms

    *groundbreaking *revolutionary

    Derived terms

    *pathbreakingly