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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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   What is the opposite of inventive?

   • Inventive: showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing. Synonyms: artful, clever, creative… Antonyms: uncreative, unimaginative, uncreative… Find the right word.

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   What does inventive mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INVENTIVE definition: 1. very good at thinking of new and original ideas: 2. very good at thinking of new and original…. Learn more.

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   What is an inventive idea?

   • Sometimes, it is the idea of using established techniques to do something which no one had previously thought of doing. In that case the inventive idea will be doing the new thing. Sometimes it is finding a way of doing something which people had wanted to do but could not think how. The inventive idea would be the way of achieving the goal.

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   What makes a person 'inventive'?

   • Artists are inventive, especially if their work is different than other people's work. Little kids are very inventive: their imaginations have almost no limits. People who copy others aren't inventive, because they're not being original. When people are being inventive, new ideas are flowing. "Inventive."

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   Inventive definition: apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious. See examples of INVENTIVE used in a sentence.

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   adjective. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action. “had an inventive turn of mind”. “ inventive ceramics”. synonyms: imaginative. creative, originative. having the ability or power to create, especially something new or imaginative.

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