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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Inside, a long mahogany counter glows beneath warm gold walls, where bartenders move with precision through a selection of classics and inventive cocktails built on bold spirits and house infusions.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
This ankle injury, plus the Jazz going to extreme and inventive tanking procedures, could end up knocking George out of the race for this award.
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Guests crunch through colorful seasonal salads, sip from an expansive wine list and dig into chef Alan Sternberg's inventive pasta dishes at snugly cloistered tables in wood and brick alcoves lined with paintings, books and even a handful of typewriters.
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Elaine Del Valle, a writer and producer of the visually inventive documentary TheyDream and a director herself, is a Sundance veteran who has begun to rely on grassroots tactics.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
This ankle injury, plus the Jazz going to extreme and inventive tanking procedures, could end up knocking George out of the race for this award.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Guests crunch through colorful seasonal salads, sip from an expansive wine list and dig into chef Alan Sternberg's inventive pasta dishes at snugly cloistered tables in wood and brick alcoves lined with paintings, books and even a handful of typewriters.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Elaine Del Valle, a writer and producer of the visually inventive documentary TheyDream and a director herself, is a Sundance veteran who has begun to rely on grassroots tactics.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 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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