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Innovation & change vocabulary

Words for innovation & change, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.

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adapt

/uh-DAPT/

To adjust to new conditions.

अनुकूलन करना; नई परिस्थितियों में ढल जाना

“Teams that adapt quickly survive reorgs.”

Synonyms: adjust, acclimatize, modify, evolve

Antonyms: resist, stagnate, persist, remain

adaptable

/uh-DAP-tuh-buhl/

Able to adjust to new conditions.

अनुकूलनशील; नई परिस्थितियों में ढल सकने वाला

“An adaptable manager thrives in a start-up.”

Synonyms: flexible, versatile, adjustable, malleable

Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, fixed, unadaptable

automate

/AW-tuh-mayt/

To make a process run by machines or software instead of by hand.

स्वचालित करना; काम को मशीन या सॉफ़्टवेयर से चलाना

“Automate the release checks.”

Synonyms: mechanize, computerize, systematize, streamline

Antonyms: handcraft, improvise, handle, intervene

catalyst

/KAT-uh-list/

A person or thing that causes an important change.

उत्प्रेरक; महत्वपूर्ण बदलाव का कारण बनने वाला

“The merger was a catalyst for change.”

Synonyms: stimulus, spark, trigger, impetus

Antonyms: obstacle, deterrent, hindrance, inhibitor

conservative

/kuhn-SUR-vuh-tiv/

Averse to change and holding to traditional values.

रूढ़िवादी; बदलाव से बचने वाला और परंपरा से जुड़ा

“A conservative estimate beats a heroic one.”

Synonyms: cautious, traditional, conventional, moderate

Antonyms: radical, progressive, innovative, liberal

creativity

/kree-ay-TIV-i-tee/

The use of imagination to produce original ideas.

रचनात्मकता; कल्पना से मौलिक विचार उत्पन्न करना

“Protect time for creativity.”

Synonyms: imagination, originality, inventiveness, vision

Antonyms: unoriginality, dullness, conformity, imitation

cutting-edge

/KUHT-ing-ej/

At the latest or most advanced stage of development.

अत्याधुनिक; विकास के सबसे उन्नत स्तर का

“The lab uses cutting-edge tools.”

Synonyms: advanced, pioneering, innovative, leading

Antonyms: outdated, obsolete, antiquated, dated

disrupt

/dis-RUHPT/

To change an industry radically through innovation.

उलट-पुलट करना; नवाचार से उद्योग को मूल रूप से बदलना

“Streaming disrupted the rental business.”

Synonyms: upend, revolutionize, transform, overturn

Antonyms: preserve, maintain, stabilize, sustain

disruptive

/dis-RUHP-tiv/

Causing radical change in an industry or a market.

विघटनकारी; बाज़ार में आमूल बदलाव लाने वाला

“A disruptive entrant cut prices by half.”

Synonyms: revolutionary, radical, groundbreaking, innovative

Antonyms: conventional, incremental, traditional, stabilizing

experiment

/ik-SPER-i-muhnt/

A test carried out to try out a new idea.

प्रयोग; नए विचार को परखने के लिए किया गया परीक्षण

“Run a small experiment before rolling it out.”

Synonyms: trial, test, pilot, probe

Antonyms: certainty, routine, convention, tradition

imaginative

/i-MAJ-i-nuh-tiv/

Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.

कल्पनाशील; रचनात्मकता दिखाने वाला

“An imaginative campaign doubled signups.”

Synonyms: creative, inventive, original, innovative

Antonyms: unimaginative, dull, pedestrian, uninspired

inertia

/in-UR-shuh/

A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

जड़ता; कुछ न करने या यथावत रहने की प्रवृत्ति

“Organizational inertia killed the idea.”

Synonyms: inactivity, apathy, torpor, stagnation

Antonyms: activity, dynamism, energy, vigour

ingenious

/in-JEEN-yuhs/

Clever, original and inventive.

प्रतिभाशाली-आविष्कारी; चतुर और मौलिक

“An ingenious workaround saved the release.”

Synonyms: inventive, clever, resourceful, brilliant

Antonyms: unimaginative, dull, obtuse, uninventive

ingenuity

/in-juh-NOO-i-tee/

The quality of being clever and inventive.

कुशाग्रता; चतुराई और आविष्कारशीलता

“Ingenuity matters more than budget.”

Synonyms: inventiveness, creativity, resourcefulness, cleverness

Antonyms: dullness, stupidity, unoriginality, ineptitude

innovate

/IN-uh-vayt/

To introduce new methods, ideas or products.

नवाचार करना; नए तरीके, विचार या उत्पाद लाना

“Small teams innovate faster.”

Synonyms: invent, pioneer, modernize, create

Antonyms: stagnate, imitate, copy, conserve

manual

/MAN-yoo-uhl/

Done by hand rather than automatically.

हस्तचालित; मशीन के बजाय हाथ से किया गया

“Manual testing still catches layout bugs.”

Synonyms: handmade, hands-on, physical, human

Antonyms: automated, automatic, mechanized, computerized

modernize

/MOD-ur-nyz/

To adapt something to modern needs or methods.

आधुनिकीकरण करना; आधुनिक ज़रूरतों के अनुसार ढालना

“We modernized the billing stack last year.”

Synonyms: update, upgrade, renovate, refresh

Antonyms: preserve, retain, conserve, antiquate

novel

/NOV-uhl/

New or unusual in an interesting way.

नवीन; नया और रोचक ढंग से अनोखा

“A novel approach to onboarding cut churn.”

Synonyms: new, original, fresh, innovative

Antonyms: familiar, conventional, traditional, hackneyed

outdated

/owt-DAY-tid/

No longer current, useful or fashionable.

पुराना पड़ चुका; अब प्रचलित या उपयोगी नहीं

“The outdated policy still mentions fax.”

Synonyms: obsolete, antiquated, old-fashioned, archaic

Antonyms: modern, current, contemporary, latest

pioneer

/py-uh-NEER/

To be the first to develop or apply a new method.

अग्रणी बनना; नई पद्धति को सबसे पहले अपनाना

“The firm pioneered mobile payments in the region.”

Synonyms: introduce, launch, initiate, spearhead

Antonyms: follow, imitate, copy, emulate

progressive

/pruh-GRESS-iv/

Favouring new ideas and reform, or happening gradually.

प्रगतिशील; नए विचारों और सुधार का पक्षधर

“The firm has a progressive leave policy.”

Synonyms: reformist, enlightened, advanced, modern

Antonyms: conservative, reactionary, traditional, regressive

prototype

/PROH-tuh-typ/

A first, early model of a product used for testing.

आद्यरूप; परीक्षण के लिए बना पहला नमूना

“The prototype won the funding round.”

Synonyms: model, mockup, draft, sample

Antonyms: finished, final, polished, definitive

radical

/RAD-i-kuhl/

Far-reaching and thorough in its change.

आमूलचूल; गहरा और दूरगामी परिवर्तन वाला

“A radical redesign split the users.”

Synonyms: drastic, sweeping, fundamental, extreme

Antonyms: moderate, minor, superficial, conservative

reform

/ri-FORM/

To make changes in order to improve something.

सुधार करना; बेहतर बनाने के लिए परिवर्तन करना

“We reformed the approval process.”

Synonyms: improve, amend, overhaul, restructure

Antonyms: preserve, maintain, worsen, corrupt

reinvent

/ree-in-VENT/

To change something so much that it seems entirely new.

नए सिरे से गढ़ना; इतना बदलना कि बिलकुल नया लगे

“The brand reinvented itself for younger buyers.”

Synonyms: remake, revamp, reimagine, transform

Antonyms: preserve, retain, maintain, conserve

resistant

/ri-ZIS-tuhnt/

Opposed to, or unwilling to accept, something.

प्रतिरोधी; किसी चीज़ को स्वीकार करने को अनिच्छुक

“Staff were resistant to the new tool.”

Synonyms: opposed, averse, hostile, reluctant

Antonyms: receptive, open, amenable, willing

revolutionary

/rev-uh-LOO-shuh-ner-ee/

Involving a complete and dramatic change.

क्रांतिकारी; पूर्ण और नाटकीय बदलाव लाने वाला

“The idea was revolutionary at the time.”

Synonyms: groundbreaking, radical, innovative, pioneering

Antonyms: conventional, traditional, ordinary, conservative

trailblazer

/TRAYL-blay-zur/

A person who is the first to do something new.

पथप्रदर्शक; कोई नई चीज़ सबसे पहले करने वाला

“She was a trailblazer in fintech.”

Synonyms: pioneer, innovator, leader, groundbreaker

Antonyms: follower, imitator, copycat, laggard

transform

/trans-FORM/

To make a thorough or dramatic change.

रूपांतरित करना; गहरा और नाटकीय बदलाव लाना

“The new CRM transformed how sales works.”

Synonyms: change, convert, revolutionize, remodel

Antonyms: preserve, maintain, retain, conserve

transformation

/trans-fur-MAY-shuhn/

A thorough or dramatic change in form or nature.

रूपांतरण; स्वरूप या प्रकृति में आमूल परिवर्तन

“The digital transformation took three years.”

Synonyms: change, conversion, metamorphosis, overhaul

Antonyms: stagnation, continuity, preservation, stasis

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