inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈven-tiv 
1
: adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
an inventive mind
2
: characterized by invention
an inventive method
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
Examples of inventive in a Sentence
They have given their new company an inventive name.
inventive ways to use leftovers
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To some, the cuisine at Bellini may seem relatively conservative compared with Miami’s more inventive Italian restaurants.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Food and drink A sense of upscale comfort and warm cultural convergence spills from turquoise antique doors from India that mark the entrance to Tillie’s, the inventive on-site restaurant helmed by Chef Andy Knudson.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
If that’s too much work, though, the options menu includes a ton of inventive modifiers to tweak the difficulty in easier, harder, or simply weirder ways.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The quaint but stylish converted house is next door to Harry’s Fine Foods, a restaurant whose cozy indoor-outdoor porch belies its inventive menu that borrows influences ranging from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia.
—Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Food and drink A sense of upscale comfort and warm cultural convergence spills from turquoise antique doors from India that mark the entrance to Tillie’s, the inventive on-site restaurant helmed by Chef Andy Knudson.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
If that’s too much work, though, the options menu includes a ton of inventive modifiers to tweak the difficulty in easier, harder, or simply weirder ways.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The quaint but stylish converted house is next door to Harry’s Fine Foods, a restaurant whose cozy indoor-outdoor porch belies its inventive menu that borrows influences ranging from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia.
—Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈvent-iv
: gifted with the skill and imagination to invent
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
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