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Synonyms for seminal
ˈsɛm ə nlsem·i·nal

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  1. seminaladjective

    Of or relating to seed or semen.

    Synonyms:
    germinal

  2. seminaladjective

    Creative or having the power to originate.

    Synonyms:
    primary, innovative

  3. seminaladjective

    Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

    Synonyms:
    formative, innovative

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. seminaladjective

    pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

    "seminal fluid"

    Synonyms:
    germinal, originative

    Antonyms:
    unoriginal

  2. germinal, originative, seminaladjective

    containing seeds of later development

    "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

    Synonyms:
    germinal, originative, creative

    Antonyms:
    unoriginal

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. seminaladjective

    Synonyms:
    germinal, radical, original, rudimental

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How to use seminal in a sentence?

  1. Ted Cruz:

    It is not complicated that on the seminal fight over amnesty in Congress, the Gang of Eight bill -- that was the brain child of Chuck Schumer and Barack Obama, would have granted amnesty to 12 million people here illegally -- that I stood with the American people and led the fight to defeat it in the United States Congress.

  2. Greg Kinnear:

    Laws have changed in the last 25 years in a huge way and you would really look at his case as a seminal case that brought it into the consciousness of most Americans.

  3. Maina Kiai:

    This seminal judgment by the Botswana High Court... reaffirms that everyone is entitled to the fundamental right to peacefully assemble and associate.

  4. Daniel Ives:

    This is really, I view it, as almost a seminal moment ... in terms of Bitcoin from a transaction perspective, i think this is really an eyebrow-raising move.

  5. John Thune:

    That was sort of the seminal moment.


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