Synonyms for imaginative
ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪvimag·i·na·tive

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1. imaginative

   That is fanciful which is dictated or suggested by fancy independently of more serious considerations; the fantastic is the fanciful with the added elements of whimsicalness and extravagance. The fanciful swings away from the real or the ordinary lightly and pleasantly, the fantastic extravagantly, the grotesque ridiculously. A fanciful arrangement of objects is commonly pleasing, a fantastic arrangement is striking, a grotesque arrangement is laughable. A fanciful theory or suggestion may be clearly recognized as such; a visionary scheme is erroneously supposed to have a basis in fact. Compare synonyms for DREAM; IDEA; IMAGINATION.

   Synonyms:
   chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, visionary

   Antonyms:
   accurate, calculable, calculated, commonplace, literal, ordinary, prosaic, real, reasonable, regular, sensible, solid, sound, sure, true

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1. imaginative

   Synonyms:
   creative, conceptive, ideal, poetical, romantic, inventive, original

   Antonyms:
   unimaginative, unpoetical, unromantic, prosaic, matter-of-fact, literal, uninventive

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1. imaginative, inventiveadjective

   (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

   "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"

   Synonyms:
   inventive

   Antonyms:
   uncreative

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1. imaginativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   inventive, creative, poetical

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1. List of paraphrases for "imaginative":

   creative, inventive, fanciful, innovative, resourceful, imaginary, ingenious

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1. Judith Zackson:

   Eccentric individuals see challenges and solutions from unexpected angles, and their weird thinking allows them to come up with innovative and imaginative solutions, by choosing to march to your own beat, you can access your creativity, curiosity, happiness and make a difference in the world.

2. Louis Leterrier:

   What I am now is his deputy, there is no one more beautifully imaginative, creatively poetic, hard-working, visionary than Lisa Henson. This man has changed the world... No creative force has had this impact on kids and adults the way Lisa Henson has had.

3. H. G. Wells, Preface of "The Complete Science-Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells":

   It becomes a bore doing imaginative books that do not touch imaginations, and at length one stops even planning them.

4. Ian Ziering:

   Our writer Thunder Levin is very creative, he's very imaginative and he doesn't try to outdo what he's already done, you can't outdo jumping into a shark and chain-sawing your way out. What he's so clever at is finding other moments that are equally jaw-dropping, so the movie just continues on the peaks and valleys, and it's a great, great ride for everybody.

5. Hazel Doupe:

   Considering that my character is so ill but so imaginative and happy at the same time, it was complicated to portray all the emotions she has, it was an emotional rollercoaster.