English adjective: avant-garde | |||
1. | avant-garde radically new or original | ||
Samples | An avant-garde theater piece. | ||
Synonyms | daring | ||
Similar | original | ||
Antonyms | unoriginal | ||
English noun: avant-garde | |||
1. | avant-garde (group) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | ||
Synonyms | new wave, van, vanguard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | art movement, artistic movement | ||