CREATIVENESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

creativeness

noun

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as in creativity

the skill and imagination to create new things a child with the creativeness to build his own figure of a superhero out of the parts of several toys

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Recent Examples of creativeness But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible. — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

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But processing information is not the same as exercising human judgment — especially when problems involve context, ambiguity, ethics and creativity.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Catherine Thomas, managing director of Art Acumen, whose work explores creativity, cultural participation and workplace experience, sees a similar tension in professional life.

— Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of creativity

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Other Caller alumni suggested to Semafor that the recent pivot could threaten what in the last decade has become an important talent pipeline and incubator for the right.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The annual tribute dinner format will change, too, with host Guy Fieri celebrating two decades of Food Network talent that have shaped the festival.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of talent

Noun

The ingenuity these Iranian activists had developed was itself, in part, a consequence of the failures of the institutions around them.

— Tanaz Eshaghian, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Ukrainians are increasingly relying on their own ingenuity to bolster their efficiency and fill the gaps.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026

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