Synonyms for avant-garde

Synonyms for (noun) avant-garde

Synonyms: avant-garde, van, vanguard, new wave

Definition: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

Similar words: art movement, artistic movement

Definition: a group of artists who agree on general principles


Synonyms for (adj) avant-garde

Synonyms: avant-garde, daring

Definition: radically new or original

Usage: an avant-garde theater piece

Similar words: original

Definition: being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

Usage: a truly original approach; with original music; an original mind


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