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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The film is easiest to categorize as a docudrama, though its inventive form, blending real-life audio with dramatized dialogue, doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre (this singular, hybrid approach of Ben Hania’s will be familiar to anyone who has watched Four Daughters).
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Olivia Marks, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
During the warmer months, head to Taste & See Creamery for scoops of inventive flavors like blueberry goat milk cheesecake and balsamic roasted strawberry.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
With some inventive traps and a spunky attitude, Kevin manages to defend his family's dwelling with hilarious results.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Having fallen in with California artists Edward Kienholz, Robert Irwin, and Ed Ruscha, Gehry began pushing his own practice outside the bounds of the modern idiom, at first creating private spaces from modest materials put to inventive uses.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2025
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Olivia Marks, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
During the warmer months, head to Taste & See Creamery for scoops of inventive flavors like blueberry goat milk cheesecake and balsamic roasted strawberry.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
With some inventive traps and a spunky attitude, Kevin manages to defend his family's dwelling with hilarious results.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Having fallen in with California artists Edward Kienholz, Robert Irwin, and Ed Ruscha, Gehry began pushing his own practice outside the bounds of the modern idiom, at first creating private spaces from modest materials put to inventive uses.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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