originative

orig·i·na·tive

adj \ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnā-tiv, -nə-\

Definition of ORIGINATIVE

: having ability to originate : creative

— orig·i·na·tive·ly adverb

Examples of ORIGINATIVE

1. <an originative genius whose mark on postmodern architecture can be seen all over the globe>

First Known Use of ORIGINATIVE

1811

Related to ORIGINATIVE

Synonyms: clever, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original, creative, Promethean

Antonyms: uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal

Related Words: gifted, inspired, talented; resourceful; fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific

Near Antonyms: imitative, uninspired; infertile, unproductive; talentless

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Rhymes with ORIGINATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, recuperative, regenerative