Synonyms for inventive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-ven-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛn tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for inventive
Définition of inventive
Origin :- early 15c., "skilled in invention," from Old French inventif (15c.), from Latin invent-, past participle stem of invenire (see invention). Related: Inventively; inventiveness.
- adj creative
- Isolation from the mother country was a stimulus to the inventive imagination.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- The inventive faculty has its dangers, and Bunyan was eminently gifted in that way.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- All is exquisite in feeling, but not inventive nor imaginative.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- Is not that sufficient to stop the foul mouth of inventive slander?
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- He was a resourceful, inventive scoundrel, and soon he had devised a plan.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
- What events were expected it is doubtful if the most inventive could have put into words.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Aunt Fanny's inventive mind had suggested every step of the interview.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- But in fifteen more minutes his inventive genius was rewarded.
- Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll
- All honor to the brave, patient, ingenious, and inventive mechanic!
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 » by Various
- Let's drop everything in the inventive line and go off on a vacation.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton
Antonyms for inventive
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