GENERATIVE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

generative

adjective

Definition of generative

as in producing

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Recent Examples of generative Related Stories The timing of the launch of Centric AI comes as retailers and brands increase investments in generative and agentic AI solutions. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Data center demand has increased as generative artificial intelligence and large language model usage becomes more commonplace. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 In August 2023, Johnson took a trip to Harvard to sit in on a lecture by professor Mitchell Weiss about embracing generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Jung’s original distinction raises a question in the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI). — Paul Jones, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative

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It was announced shortly thereafter that Amazon and Sony, which is co-producing, were recasting the part.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
The series is produced by Jason Bowers and Jacob Mosler, World Within’s COO, with Radhika Womack co-producing.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of producing

Adjective

The Lions will lose athleticism in Miller, but if Borom can hold his own, the offense can still have a productive night.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Since industrial logging began more than a century ago, most of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests — those capable of growing the large trees characteristic of the island’s rainforests — have been cut.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of productive

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There is only one Picasso, but Basquiat had that kind of fecund imagination, that endlessly varied and prolific joy.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026
The negative space between gems becomes animal habitats for creatures drawn from the depths of a fecund imagination.

— Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of fecund

Adjective

Starring Oscar nominees Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as the controversial parents in question, Fjord won the Palme d’Or in May, its backing by the great Cannes-to-Oscars whisperer that is Neon signaling a fruitful fall awards run.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Around the same time, Foster had signed on with Nashville management company Red Light, which also worked with Larkin Poe, leading to another fruitful connection.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fruitful

Adjective

The case cast Letby as one of Britain’s most prolific child serial killers.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
The prolific costume designer and Southern California native died Monday, according to a tribute posted to his official Instagram page.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of prolific

Adjective

These resources can be used to breed new varieties of crops that are higher yielding, more resilient to climate change, and more nutritious.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.

— Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026

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