the cutting edgenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌkʌt.ɪŋ ˈedʒ/us/ˌkʌt̬.ɪŋ ˈedʒ/the most modern stage of development in a particular type of work or activity:
a company at the cutting edge of mobile communications technology
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing the leading position
- ahead
- be in the front line idiom
- be streets ahead idiom
- front
- frontier
- lead 1
- lead the field/pack/world idiom
- leading edge
- pacemaker
- pioneering
- spearhead
- standard-bearer
- street
- the forefront
- the front line
- the frontiers of sth idiom
- the vanguard
- trailblazer
- van