Meaning & use
resourceful
Skilled at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems or overcome difficulties.
See it in a sentence
The resourceful campers built a shelter from branches after losing their tent.
Being resourceful, she fixed the flat tire with tools borrowed from a passerby.
A note on using this word
Resourceful praises someone's ability to improvise with limited means, rather than simply having many resources available.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
helplessinept
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