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Innovative vs Innovated - What's the difference?

innovative | innovated |

As an adjective innovative

is characterized by the creation of new ideas or things.

As a verb innovated is

past tense of innovate.

innovative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
  • Forward looking; ahead of current thinking

    • Synonyms

    * innovatory

    innovated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (innovate)

    • innovate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.
  • * , New York 2001, p.80:
    • But the most frequent maladies are such as proceed from themselves, as first when religion and God's service is neglected, innovated or altered […].
  • * South
    • From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship.
  • To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
  • To introduce (something) as new.
    • to innovate a word or an act

    Derived terms

    * innovative * innovation * innovatory

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