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generative

adjective

Definition of generativenext
as in producing

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Recent Examples of generative Initially, the generative companion could answer questions, produce insights, and simplify tasks. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 However, all this may as well go out the window the further the film goes on, and the more Darya’s search for answers about her past plays out in the form of generative digital regurgitations with repulsive textures. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Smarter, Faster, and Context-Aware The main feature of watchOS 27 is a more conversational and contextually aware generative assistant called Siri AI. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The crackdown comes as technological competition intensifies between China and the United States, particularly in the race to develop generative artificial general intelligence (AGI), an AI system with human-level ability to reason and act. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
  1. producing
  2. fertile
  3. productive
  4. fecund
  5. fruitful
  6. bearing
  7. prolific
  8. yielding
Adjective
  • Binge’s novel Dissolution is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Eric Heisserer adapting and Chronology and Temple Hill co-producing.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves and Fiorella Moretti produced the film through Rosa Filmes, with Luxbox, Nightswim, Andergraun Films, Tessalit Productions, Pulpa Films, Sula Films and Denapa co-producing.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of producing
Adjective
  • The question proved fertile ground for a designer already known for making leather do unexpected and gorgeous things.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The fertile plains of Punjab are a world apart from the Appalachian Mountains, to which country music traces its roots.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fertile
Adjective
  • That, in turn, led to calculations that increased the value of the most productive types of farmland by over $1,000 per acre.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dynamic stretching and mobility work are more productive as a means of preparation.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of productive
Adjective
  • 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
  • Even coming close to winning is fruitful; since 2012, 14 People’s Choice runners-up — including Guillermo del Toro last year for Frankenstein — went on to snag the Oscar nom.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Produced by the late British producer Jeremy Thomas — who formed a fruitful alliance with the Japanese auteur starting with 13 Assassins in 2020 — the latest in the Bad Lieutenant franchise is arguably the lightest of the three.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fruitful
Adjective
  • And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bearing
Adjective
  • Otherwise, the 59ers largely limited the Brickies’ prolific offense.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Just last night, San Sebastián awarded its most prestigious honor, the Donostia Award, to prolific German filmmaker Werner Herzog.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 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
Definition of yielding

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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