Another word for Revolution?
February 7, 2006 8:02 PM Subscribe
MetaThesaurus: Help me find a word similar to "revolution".
The context. We are trying to illuminate a new way of looking at an old problem, we've got the approach but we don't know how to "market" it to people that are attached to the old way. Think of explaining to IRS agents on a creative tax method you've used. Calling it a revolution or revolutionary would cause a negative reaction. New paradigm is accurate, but wouldn't work because it sounds too salesy for our audience. Out-of-the-box thinking is accurate, but too wordy. Heretical is getting closer, but still has a negative connotation we'd like to avoid. Other terms that have been discarded: Harebrained, Crazy and Bizarre. The word should be a positive word for a creative solution to a problem. Please help us get out of our vernacular rut!
The context. We are trying to illuminate a new way of looking at an old problem, we've got the approach but we don't know how to "market" it to people that are attached to the old way. Think of explaining to IRS agents on a creative tax method you've used. Calling it a revolution or revolutionary would cause a negative reaction. New paradigm is accurate, but wouldn't work because it sounds too salesy for our audience. Out-of-the-box thinking is accurate, but too wordy. Heretical is getting closer, but still has a negative connotation we'd like to avoid. Other terms that have been discarded: Harebrained, Crazy and Bizarre. The word should be a positive word for a creative solution to a problem. Please help us get out of our vernacular rut!
Best answer: Innovation, vanguard, avante-garde, cutting-edge, pioneering, breakthrough?
posted by justkevin at 8:11 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by justkevin at 8:11 PM on February 7, 2006
Alternative?
posted by doctor_negative at 8:14 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by doctor_negative at 8:14 PM on February 7, 2006
fresh approach, new angle, cunning solution? (or combinations thereof :)
counterintuitive sidestep or bypass?
posted by -harlequin- at 8:19 PM on February 7, 2006
counterintuitive sidestep or bypass?
posted by -harlequin- at 8:19 PM on February 7, 2006
Inspired?
posted by davey_darling at 8:27 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by davey_darling at 8:27 PM on February 7, 2006
I second "innovative".
posted by Jeff Howard at 8:36 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by Jeff Howard at 8:36 PM on February 7, 2006
Innovative. Novel.
posted by klangklangston at 10:09 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by klangklangston at 10:09 PM on February 7, 2006
Best answer: Progressive, unconventional, quantum leap?
posted by muhonnin at 10:51 PM on February 7, 2006
posted by muhonnin at 10:51 PM on February 7, 2006
Best answer: Your idea might be innovative, original, inventive, ingenious, fresh, unprecedented, groundbreaking, or trailblazing.
posted by melissa may at 12:02 AM on February 8, 2006
posted by melissa may at 12:02 AM on February 8, 2006
Best answer: If the target audience dislikes typical sales pitches, consider "soft sell": use more neutral words like new, different, better, improved, useful, efficient, timesaving etc.
posted by iviken at 3:59 AM on February 8, 2006
posted by iviken at 3:59 AM on February 8, 2006
Best answer: I rather like "epiphany." Or "discovery." Don't make it sound like you've dreamed up a strange new method. Make it sound like you've found one that was possible (and, by implication, legitimate) all along.
posted by nebulawindphone at 5:02 AM on February 8, 2006
posted by nebulawindphone at 5:02 AM on February 8, 2006
Transformation?
posted by TunnelArmr at 8:35 AM on February 8, 2006
posted by TunnelArmr at 8:35 AM on February 8, 2006
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posted by mmcg at 8:07 PM on February 7, 2006