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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Sara Merican, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Byun’s visual playfulness is likewise compelling enough to compensate for the shortcuts in his storytelling — active camerawork and inventive CGI combine with Jo Hyoung-rae’s heightened cinematography to imbue the film’s airplane cabins and flight control towers with a vivid sense of theatricality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
It was celebrated as much for D’Angelo’s ever-inventive musicality and arrangements — copious guitars, and vocal tracks stacked to the heavens — as well as his politically trenchant lyrics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Drinks span from traditional Persian sharbats to inventive cocktails, including the $19 Salted Plum and Marigold Margarita, made with Marigold tequila, plum wine, saline, plum jam and lime.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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