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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things
the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
while his imaginary friend is a little annoying, you have to admire his creativity in thinking her up
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Recent Examples of creativity
Shoplifting is fine because megacompanies led by billionaires are the actual thieves of our labor, creativity, and time.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The awards highlight excellence in video and television across platforms, recognizing work that demonstrates creativity, innovation and impact.
—AJC.com, 22 May 2026
The role combines creativity, business strategy, communication and data analysis to help organizations grow and remain competitive.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Teardrop Cocktail Lounge provides a full menu of unique, creative non-alcoholic drinks, putting the same craft and creativity into them as the bar’s traditional cocktails.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The awards highlight excellence in video and television across platforms, recognizing work that demonstrates creativity, innovation and impact.
—AJC.com, 22 May 2026
The role combines creativity, business strategy, communication and data analysis to help organizations grow and remain competitive.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Teardrop Cocktail Lounge provides a full menu of unique, creative non-alcoholic drinks, putting the same craft and creativity into them as the bar’s traditional cocktails.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for creativity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creativity
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But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.—
Andrew McDiarmid,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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By using the language of French wines to write about Southern food, Beard was placing the latter on the same footing that European food held in the American imagination.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The three hundred players are identified during the preceding summer and fall, when team scouts scour the country to evaluate prospective college talent.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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There aren’t many options for the Pistons to upgrade from someone his age, with his talent and frame.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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The gadget box gamifies this release and pays homage to the Bond character's ingenuity.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The situation, in fact, has worsened considerably for the Russians over the last few months due in part to Ukraine’s tactical ingenuity and Kyiv’s growing ability to do to Russia what Russia has long done to Ukraine — strike deep into its territory.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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The menu seems to change to reflect whatever inventiveness is boiling in the mind of the chef – a pea-and-squash salad, a duck-and-blueberry tart.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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More of this kind of playful inventiveness, please.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Creativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creativity. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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