Meaning & use
inventive
Showing skill and originality in creating new ideas, methods, or things.
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The chef's inventive use of local spices earned the restaurant a glowing review.
Faced with limited supplies, the team came up with an inventive way to repair the equipment.
A note on using this word
Inventive emphasizes original problem-solving and creativity, closely related to but broader than "ingenious," which stresses cleverness.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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