1. (adj)avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) Synonyms: forefront, van, avant-garde, cutting edge, new wave, vanguard, caravan Antonyms: unoriginal
2. (adj)avant-garde, daring radically new or original Synonyms: audacious, avant-garde, daring, venturous, venturesome Antonyms: unoriginal