pioneer - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

Synonyms

• pioneer

More generic

• colonist
• settler

More specific

• backwoodsman
• bushman
• frontiersman
• frontierswoman
• mountain man

Noun

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

Synonyms

• groundbreaker
• innovator
• pioneer
• trailblazer

More generic

• conceiver
• mastermind
• originator

Verb

open up and explore a new area

Synonyms

• pioneer

More generic

• explore

Verb

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

Synonyms

• initiate
• pioneer

More generic

• cause
• do
• make

More specific

• activate
• actuate
• arrange
• attempt
• constitute
• devise
• establish
• found
• get up
• innovate
• institute
• introduce
• machinate
• mount
• organise
• organize
• plant
• prepare
• set about
• set off
• spark
• spark off
• stage
• strike up
• touch off
• trigger
• trigger off
• trip
• undertake

Verb

open up an area or prepare a way

Synonyms

• open up
• pioneer

More generic

• innovate
• introduce

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