What are some opposite words for Innovation?

Antonyms for Innovation
ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃənin·no·va·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 5 votes

  1. innovationnoun

    A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.

    Antonyms:
    constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformity

    Synonyms:
    alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, renewing, revolution, transformation, transition, transmutation, variation, variety, vicissitude

    Preposition:
    We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. innovation

    Antonyms:
    conservation, maintenance, archaism, old-fashion, obsoleteness

    Synonyms:
    alteration, reversal, novelty, newfangledness

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Princeton's WordNet4.5 / 2 votes

  1. invention, innovationnoun

    a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

    Synonyms:
    origination, excogitation, innovation, founding, foundation, instauration, creation, institution, design, initiation, introduction, invention, conception

  2. invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, designnoun

    the creation of something in the mind

    Synonyms:
    intention, foundation, initiation, instauration, design, introduction, construct, designing, figure, creation, plan, excogitation, conception, aim, intent, blueprint, institution, founding, innovation, pattern, invention, origination, concept, purpose

  3. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

    the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

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

    Synonyms:
    cosmos, foundation garment, founding, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, foundation, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, institution, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

How to use Innovation in a sentence?

  1. George Zhao:

    No matter what happens, no matter what kind of challenges ... just smile and overcome them, we will talk and communicate with the world using our products, technology and innovation.

  2. Michael Kobori:

    We want consumers to recognize that we are the sustainability leaders in the retail industry, we do the right thing, we’ve been around as a company for 160 years – people trust us, and we want to be around for another 160 years. Sustainability, innovation, and longevity all go hand in hand.

  3. Huiyao Wang:

    If returnees want to do innovation, in academia there is traditional resistance and old practices, it's the private sector that really attracts people to start new ventures.

  4. Ann Aerts:

    The last mile is the most difficult one and the most expensive one, and one where you need most innovation and resources.

  5. Joseph Sobran:

    People who create things nowadays can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything. There is no way to measure the chilling effect on innovation that results from the threats of taxation, regulation and prosecution against anything that succeeds. We’ll never know how many ideas our government has aborted in the name protecting us.

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#2932identity
#2977conservation
#3936innovation
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#23140uniformity
#32015continuance
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#46133firmness
#53237constancy
#109348steadiness
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#310569archaism

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