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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Just don’t forget to grab a drink at Bar Bota, where inventive cocktails bear names like Tomato & Cheese, Hinoki & Shiitake, and Sakura & Calamansi.
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Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Rango is a chameleon that stumbled into a town called Dirt, in an inventive riff on the western genre that plays equally to children and adults.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, cities like Hartford and New Haven are forced to be inventive just to survive.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
And the new name should perpetuate continuously inventive public use and re-use.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
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Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Rango is a chameleon that stumbled into a town called Dirt, in an inventive riff on the western genre that plays equally to children and adults.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, cities like Hartford and New Haven are forced to be inventive just to survive.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
And the new name should perpetuate continuously inventive public use and re-use.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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