INNOVATORS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

innovators

noun

plural of innovator

as in inventors

one who creates or introduces something new thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control

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Recent Examples of innovators Connection and capital are the two main draws at this year's conference, where innovators across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, and robotics are taking the stage to make their case for growth funding. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Swindell helped establish the South Florida Marine Research Hub, bringing university researchers, businesses, and innovators together around opportunities in the ocean economy. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of awareness, joins a lineup of leading experts, advocates and innovators for the one-day event. — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of awareness about it, joins a lineup of experts, advocates and innovators for the one-day event. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Patents require innovators to publicly disclose their discoveries. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Considering that both authors are innovators of highly consumable brain rot in different mediums, the book is an old-fashioned dud. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 The Japanese artist, known for his longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture, is honoring that legacy throughout his Air Force 1 World Tour, while connecting the silhouette to a new generation of cultural innovators. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Pic follows Evans in the 10 days after bassist Scott LaFaro’s sudden death as grief, addiction and creative paralysis threaten to silence one of jazz’s great innovators. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Greiner paid $125,000 for a 20 percent stake in the company, and the inventors’ appearance on the program caused sales to skyrocket.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventors

Noun

Different colors and fabrics also give designers ways to refresh the familiar style.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Big designers have done this on several occasions in recent years, although it’s never extended beyond the occasional deployment of larger models.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of designers

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An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play.

— Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
This latest collaboration builds on Moynat’s push to work with artists and pop-culture creators.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of creators

Noun

What happens next As the local debate over autonomous vehicles intensifies, AV developers are increasingly looking overseas as a potential hedge to more obstacles in cropping up in the US.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
As developers use 8-30g to advance four- and five-story building plans in suburbs that otherwise wouldn’t consider them, both political parties are saying voters should look at what’s happening.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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