Thesaurus

creativity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of creativity

1 the skill and imagination to create new things

the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans

Synonyms of creativity

cleverness, creativeness, imagination, imaginativeness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, innovativeness, invention, inventiveness, originality

Words Related to creativity

fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, productiveness, productivity, prolificacy, prolificity, prolificness

capableness, resourcefulness

genius, giftedness, talent

fire, inspiration, muse

Near Antonyms of creativity

dryness, dullness (also dulness)

2 the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

while his imaginary friend is a little annoying, you have to admire his creativity in thinking her up

Synonyms of creativity

contrivance, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), ideation, imagination, imaginativeness, invention, inventiveness, originality

Words Related to creativity

brainstorm, brainstorming, inspiration

fecundity, fertility

ingenuity, resourcefulness

chimera, daydream, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, illusion, mind's eye, mirage, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream

envisaging, visualization

Near Antonyms of creativity

literality, literalness

Learn More about creativity

See words that rhyme with creativity Dictionary: Definition of creativity Spanish Central: Translation of creativity Nglish: Translation of creativity for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of creativity for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about creativity

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up creativity? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments

WORD OF THE DAY

ecstatic

marked by a state of overwhelming emotion