Synonyms for pioneer
ˌpaɪ əˈnɪərpi·o·neer

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. pioneerverb

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

2. pioneerverb

   To go before and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.4 / 10 votes

1. pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreakernoun

   someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

2. pioneerverb

   one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

   "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

3. pioneer, open upverb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

   Synonyms:
   open up, open, initiate

4. initiate, pioneerverb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

   Synonyms:
   induct, originate, initiate, open up, broach, lead up, start

5. pioneerverb

   open up and explore a new area

   "pioneer space"

   Synonyms:
   open up, initiate

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Explore

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1. explorer

   Submitted by anonymous on January 19, 2021  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pioneer":

   pioneers, trailblazer, forerunner, herald, raed, vanguard, maj., precursor, frontier

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1. Shell Netherlands:

   In order to realize this project, we will need several new partners, together we will have to pioneer and innovate to bring together all the available knowledge and skills.

2. Francois Provost:

   China is a key market for Groupe Renault. This partnership in electric vehicle business with JMCG will support our growth plan in China and our EV capabilities, as a pioneer and leader in the European EV market for since 10 years, we will capitalize on our experience in EV R&D, production, sales and services.

3. Alessio Fasano:

   The pendulum was all the way to left, where before, the pioneer patients with celiac disease really had a hard time to survive, now. the pendulum is all the way to the right, where this is a fashionable diet.

4. Craig Lewis:

   Traditionally, no one would ever dream about planting down there, but you need to pioneer - much like this farm was pioneered more than 100 years ago.

5. Sean Hannity:

   God, faith, family, country – this is what Rush Limbaugh embodied and tens of millions of Americans listened, he was an innovator, he was a pioneer, he was a trailblazer, he was a great patriot. He fought every single day to make this country a more perfect union and a better place.