CREATIVENESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

creativeness

noun

Definition of creativeness

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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Noun

There are likely many of you reading this who will never ever be convinced and see AI as anathema to creativity.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Smith appreciates Flores’ creativity, and Flores respects Smith’s ability to call the game from the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of creativity

Noun

Although the story of Odysseus binding himself to the mast to resist the Sirens’ song may belong to the mythical imagination, plenty of desperate souls have gone to heroic lengths to obstruct their wayward desires.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
An imagination, too, can run wild after the Nats swept the Los Angeles Angels, who seem bound for 100 losses.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagination

Noun

Forrester predicts that more than half of layoffs attributed to AI will ultimately be reversed as companies encounter the challenges of replacing human talent prematurely.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
This was a quintessential example of trust, with Williams trusting his arm talent and Kmet’s playmaking ability.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of talent

Noun

But not all of these fortunes can be chalked up to just good old-fashioned hard work, ingenuity, and entrepreneurial hustle in delivering better products and services to consumers.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
My view is that Newcastle required an out-and-out No 10 or a player with real guile who could partly compensate for the loss of Bruno Guimaraes, and arguably there is a lack of creativity and technical ingenuity in the final third.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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