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Revolutionized vs Breakthrough - What's the difference?

revolutionized | breakthrough |

As a verb revolutionized

is (revolutionize).

As an adjective breakthrough is

characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.

As a noun breakthrough is

(military) an advance through and past enemy lines.

revolutionized

English

Verb

(head)
  • (revolutionize)

    • revolutionize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) revolutionise

    Verb

    (revolutioniz)
  • to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution

    • breakthrough

    English

    Alternative forms

    * breakthru

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
    • a breakthrough technological advance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
  • Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
    • .
  • (sports) The penetration of the opposition defence
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.}}

    Derived terms

    * breakthrough pain