Meaning & use
ingenious
Cleverly inventive, showing exceptional skill or originality in solving a problem.
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The engineers devised an ingenious solution using recycled materials to filter the water.
Her ingenious plan saved the company thousands of dollars in shipping costs.
A note on using this word
Ingenious describes clever ideas or designs, and should not be confused with "ingenuous," which means innocent or naive.
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Words with an opposite meaning
unimaginativeclumsy
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