Synonyms for seminal
ˈsɛm ə nlsem·i·nal

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1. seminaladjective

   Of or relating to seed or semen.

   Synonyms:
   germinal

2. seminaladjective

   Creative or having the power to originate.

   Synonyms:
   primary, innovative

3. seminaladjective

   Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.

   The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

   Synonyms:
   formative, innovative

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. seminaladjective

   pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

   "seminal fluid"

   Synonyms:
   germinal, originative

   Antonyms:
   unoriginal

2. germinal, originative, seminaladjective

   containing seeds of later development

   "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

   Synonyms:
   germinal, originative, creative

   Antonyms:
   unoriginal

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. seminaladjective

   Synonyms:
   germinal, radical, original, rudimental

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1. Ted Cruz:

   It is not complicated that on the seminal fight over amnesty in Congress, the Gang of Eight bill -- that was the brain child of Chuck Schumer and Barack Obama, would have granted amnesty to 12 million people here illegally -- that I stood with the American people and led the fight to defeat it in the United States Congress.

2. Daniel Ives:

   This is really, I view it, as almost a seminal moment ... in terms of Bitcoin from a transaction perspective, i think this is really an eyebrow-raising move.

3. John Thune:

   That was sort of the seminal moment.

4. Daniel Ives:

   If they do go down the IPO path, it would be a seminal moment in technology, very similar to the likes of Uber and Lyft that were private for many years then went public.

5. Ashley Lyle:

   It’s still in the cultural conversation, it was a seminal show, so how you could ever be offended by being compared to a show like that is a mystery to me.