Synonyms for inventive
ɪnˈvɛn tɪvin·ven·tive

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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:
   imaginative

   Antonyms:
   uncreative

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1. inventiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   ingenious, creative, quick at contrivance, fertile in expedients

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1. List of paraphrases for "inventive":

   imaginative, invention, creative, ingenious, resourceful, innovative, inventiveness

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1. Dave Allen:

   You've just made that economic inventive enormously greater.

2. Judge Kaplan:

   If he’s determined and inventive and I suspect he’s very inventive and technologically savvy he could find a way around it and conceivably not get caught.

3. Steven Vincent:

   Daveed, William and Jonathan created a Hanukkah song for the ages that's inventive, humorous and relevant as it celebrates the Miracle of Lights, the diverse world we live in, and the universal joy when a family adopts a pet into a child's life.

4. Gail Halperin:

   He was always a very inventive and creative person; he always has a lot going on, always able to juggle a million things.

5. Kenneth Davids:

   The instant coffee people have been phenomenally inventive in trying to extract the aromatics in brewing and trying to put it back in the coffee.