inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈven-tiv 
1
: adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
an inventive mind
2
: characterized by invention
an inventive method
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
Examples of inventive in a Sentence
They have given their new company an inventive name.
inventive ways to use leftovers
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Don’t skip on the fun cocktail menu with inventive drinks like the Rhinestone Cowboy (a mixture of yuzu liqueur, sparkling sake, and Champagne) or the Eastbound & Down, a refreshing little number made of gin and grapefruit juice.
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This necessitates a dedicated, inventive team to ensure seamless integration and superior customer experience.
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Yet, islands of potent reforms are surfacing — in surprising places — where inventive educators are bending children’s learning curves upward once again.
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While there’s still inventive shrapnel worth excavating from the demolition zone, so much of modern phonk feels optimized to be indistinguishable so gymgoers and gamers can hit play and cede control, racking up streams endlessly.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
This necessitates a dedicated, inventive team to ensure seamless integration and superior customer experience.
—Elodie Bouneau, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet, islands of potent reforms are surfacing — in surprising places — where inventive educators are bending children’s learning curves upward once again.
—Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
While there’s still inventive shrapnel worth excavating from the demolition zone, so much of modern phonk feels optimized to be indistinguishable so gymgoers and gamers can hit play and cede control, racking up streams endlessly.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈvent-iv
: gifted with the skill and imagination to invent
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
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