innovation

Synonyms

• inventionthe creation of something in the mind ; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation ; the act of inventing

Synonyms

• inventionthe creation of something in the mind ; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation ; the act of inventing
• excogitationthinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it ; the creation of something in the mind
• conceptionan abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances ; the act of becoming pregnant; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the creation of something in the mind
• designmake or work out a plan for; plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; create the design for; make a design of; create designs; conceive or fashion in the mind; intend or have as a purpose; the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); an arrangement scheme; something intended as a guide for making something else; a decorative or artistic work; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; the creation of something in the mind

• "introducing something new"
• "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
• "the foundation of a new scientific society"

Synonyms

• initiationa formal entry into an organization or position or office; the act of starting something for the first time; wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; an act that sets in motion some course of events
• foundingthe act of starting something for the first time
• foundationthe basis on which something is grounded; an institution supported by an endowment ; lowest support of a structure; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body ; the act of starting something for the first time
• institutionan organization founded and united for a specific purpose ; an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated ; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; the act of starting something for the first time; a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
• originationan event that is a beginning; the act of starting something for the first time
• creationthe human act of creating ; an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone ; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the act of starting something for the first time; (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence ; everything that exists anywhere
• introductionthe act of beginning something new; the first section of a communication ; formally making a person known to another or to the public ; a basic or elementary instructional text ; a new proposal; the act of putting one thing into another ; the act of starting something for the first time
• instaurationthe act of starting something for the first time