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inventive
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of INVENTIVE
1
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing <inventive electronic games> <inventive ways to use leftovers>
Related Words adventurous, fresh, groundbreaking, novel, original, visionary; cleverish, gadgety, gimmicky; convenient, handy, neat, nifty, practical, useful; complex, sophisticated; adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, handsome, tricky; brainy, intelligent, sharp, smart
Near Antonyms dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy; assembly-line, canned, cookie-cutter, derivative, hackneyed, unoriginal; impractical, useless
Antonyms uncreative, unimaginative
2
having the skill and imagination to create new things <an inventive youth, he devised an automatic feeding system for his dog>
Synonyms clever, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original, originative, Promethean
Related Words gifted, inspired, talented; resourceful; fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific
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