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   in·ven·tive

   /inˈven(t)iv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally: "she is the most inventive painter around"
   • ▪ (of a product, process, action, etc.) showing creativity or original thought: "methods of communication during the war were diverse and inventive" Similar creativeoriginalinnovationalinnovativeimaginativefertileingeniousresourcefulartisticinspiredgiftedtalentedvirtuosoaccomplishedmasterlyskillfulcleverinformal:geniusoriginalinnovativeunusualfreshnovelnewexperimentaloffbeatquirkyavant gardeforward-lookinggroundbreakingunfamiliarunorthodoxunconventionalalternativefringeleft-fieldOpposite unimaginativeuninventivehackneyed

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover’ (see invent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inventively adverb

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   Synonyms and examples. imaginative. approving. She is often brilliantly imaginative in filling out the details of the writer's life. creative. The designer is either a creative genius or completely bonkers. innovative. She was an innovative, entrepreneurial thinker. visionary.

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   Synonyms for INVENTIVE: creative, fertile, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inspired, original, resourceful, ….

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   Synonyms for INVENTIVE in English: creative, original, innovative, imaginative, gifted, inspired, fertile, ingenious, ground-breaking, resourceful, …

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    Synonyms for INVENTIVE: ingenious, creative, innovative, imaginative, adept, clever, demiurgic, innovatory, fertile, original, resourceful; Antonyms for INVENTIVE: unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal, uncreative, stolen.

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    inventive. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2021. Synonyms: creative , imaginative , innovative , original. 'inventive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): artistic - clever - creative - designing - fanciful - fertile - imaginative - ingenious - resourceful - revolutionary.