3
way-out(adjective, unusual, strange, eccentric)
2
advance
2
augmentative
2
back
2
backward
2
beneficial(adjective, helpful, beneficial, optimistic)
2
budding(adjective, advance, view, success, perhaps)
2
contemporary(radical, leading-edge, pioneering, trailblazing, avant-garde)
2
dissident(adjective, independent, open-minded, nonconformist, pragmatic)
2
endless
2
enlightened(adjective, moderate, rational, tolerant, flexible)
2
entire
2
experimental(adjective, new, modern, pioneering, trailblazing)
2
extreme(adjective, sophisticated, leading-edge, higher, pioneering)
2
fashionable(leading-edge, pioneering, trailblazing)
2
flowing(moving, active, effective, running, alive)
2
future-proof(adjective, advance, view, success, perhaps)
2
gradually
2
helpful(adjective, beneficial, optimistic)
2
highpowered(adjective, energetic, lively, active, vigorous)
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