" innovatory "

1: having the skill and imagination to create new things;

  * e.g., " ... the composer Charles Ives is remembered for his innovatory use of dissonance and polytonal harmonies "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clever,

•  creative,

•  imaginative,

•  ingenious,

•  innovational,

•  innovative,

•  inventive,

•  original,

•  originative,

•  Promethean

•  Antonyms : 

•  uncreative,

•  unimaginative,

•  uninventive,

•  unoriginal

1: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;

  * e.g., " ... innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begin,

•  constitute,

•  establish,

•  found,

•  inaugurate,

•  initiate,

•  institute,

•  introduce,

•  launch,

•  pioneer,

•  plant,

•  set up,

•  start

•  Antonyms : 

•  close (down),

•  phase out,

•  shut (up)