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
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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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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Rivera’s writing is well worth experiencing, and what’s on stage at Penumbra is an imaginative and deeply absorbing staging, which, despite its darkness, offers a sense of hope and faith in humanity.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s new text-to-video app, Sora, was supposed to be a social AI playground, allowing users to create imaginative AI videos of themselves, friends and celebrities while building off of others’ ideas.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
By posing bold, imaginative, and sometimes unconventional questions, people can push AI beyond predictable patterns and uncover insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Rivera’s writing is well worth experiencing, and what’s on stage at Penumbra is an imaginative and deeply absorbing staging, which, despite its darkness, offers a sense of hope and faith in humanity.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Imaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginative. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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