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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Alexander-Arnold had long been an inventive force in England and would have added to his scrapbook of spectacular assists and goals as coach Arne Slot’s squad seeks more trophies.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Exuberance and dreaminess, writerly sophistication and technical ambition, drugs and madness: Wilson’s exquisite craft captured all of it, with his band the Beach Boys leaving behind a singularly inventive and exultant body of work, one that scripted and embodied California to the world.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Hiccup is an inventive, awkward teen who's an outsider among his fellow Vikings.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Exuberance and dreaminess, writerly sophistication and technical ambition, drugs and madness: Wilson’s exquisite craft captured all of it, with his band the Beach Boys leaving behind a singularly inventive and exultant body of work, one that scripted and embodied California to the world.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Ringside, the hotel’s signature restaurant, serves fresh seafood, while the lobby bar offers inventive cocktails.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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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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