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Prepositions after adjectives

Revolutionary in, for, at, to or about?

Revolutionary is most often followed by in when describing a field or area. Other prepositions can appear in more specific meanings.

Quick answer

Which preposition follows revolutionary?

Use revolutionary in for a field, industry, or activity. Revolutionary for can describe importance or benefit. To and about are less common and depend on context. At is usually not a fixed combination with revolutionary.

The company was revolutionary in mobile banking.
This treatment could be revolutionary for cancer patients.
Her ideas were revolutionary in education.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
revolutionary in + field

Describing innovation in an area

Use in to name the field where something creates major change.

The software is revolutionary in medical imaging.
They became revolutionary in online retail.
2
revolutionary for + group or purpose

Showing major benefit or impact

Use for to identify who benefits or what area is transformed.

The device was revolutionary for remote workers.
This policy could be revolutionary for public transport.
3
revolutionary to + person

Expressing a person's perspective

To can introduce the people who see something as radically new.

The design seemed revolutionary to younger users.
The method was revolutionary to many teachers.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
revolutionary in
The lab is revolutionary in renewable energy research.
Standard for innovation within a field or activity.
revolutionary for
The app was revolutionary for small businesses.
Highlights benefit or importance to a group.
revolutionary at
She is revolutionary at marketing.
Not idiomatic as a fixed adjective-preposition pattern; good at marketing is natural instead.
revolutionary to
The concept felt revolutionary to investors.
Shows whose perspective is involved.
revolutionary about
He is revolutionary about urban planning.
Uncommon and usually unnatural in current English.

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using at after revolutionary

At does not normally follow revolutionary to describe skill or innovation.

✕ The company is revolutionary at robotics. ✓ The company is revolutionary in robotics.

Using about for a field of innovation

About is not the usual preposition after revolutionary.

✕ Her research is revolutionary about agriculture. ✓ Her research is revolutionary in agriculture.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The startup is revolutionary ___ digital payments.
2. The new tool could be revolutionary ___ teachers.
3. The idea seemed revolutionary ___ many scientists.

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Frequently asked questions

Is revolutionary in the most common pattern?

Yes. It is the standard way to describe innovation within a field or activity.

Can revolutionary for be correct?

Yes. It often means something has a major positive impact on a group or purpose.

Is revolutionary at grammatical?

It is generally not idiomatic as a fixed pattern after revolutionary.

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