imaginative
adjective
imag·i·na·tive
i-'ma-jə-nə-tiv 
i-ˈmaj-nə-tiv;
-ˈma-jə-ˌnā-
1
a
: of, relating to, or characterized by imagination
b
: devoid of truth : false
2
: given to imagining : having a lively imagination
imaginatively
adverb
imaginativeness
noun
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Examples of imaginative in a Sentence
She wrote an imaginative story about life on the planet Venus.
The restaurant's menu is quite imaginative.
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The animation, too, is consistently delightful, densely crammed with visual gags and imaginative flourishes, like a gang of marauding buildings, that well merit the film being seen on the big screen.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Through a sample of the collective’s poetry, the spotlight is on its lyrical nature, which blends the musical elements of a chorus with the imaginative creativity of wordplay.
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Attackers are rapidly using AI to create more sophisticated and elusive assault methods, posing challenges that necessitate similarly imaginative responses.
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Plus, those imaginative touches Johnson adds to the offense?
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Through a sample of the collective’s poetry, the spotlight is on its lyrical nature, which blends the musical elements of a chorus with the imaginative creativity of wordplay.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Attackers are rapidly using AI to create more sophisticated and elusive assault methods, posing challenges that necessitate similarly imaginative responses.
—Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Plus, those imaginative touches Johnson adds to the offense?
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Imaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginative. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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imaginative
adjective
imag·i·na·tive
im-ˈaj-(ə-)nət-iv
-ˈaj-ə-ˌnāt-
1
: of, relating to, or showing imagination
2
: having a lively imagination
imaginatively
adverb
imaginativeness
noun
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