GENERATIVE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

generative

adjective

Definition of generative

as in producing

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Recent Examples of generative The iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF climbed roughly 5% Software stocks have taken a hit this year on fears that generative artificial intelligence could disrupt the software-as-a-service, or SaaS, business model. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 An example of Personality AI’s work includes a generative platform for Amazon Kids+ last year. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 Built to power the generative artificial intelligence boom and cryptocurrency frenzy, these industrial developments can use as much energy as some cities and consume millions of gallons of fresh water daily. — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026 Stars Collective is also building a studio focused on generative technology that will bring Hollywood filmmakers together with AI tools. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 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

Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The land was also fertile, good for vineyards or wheat when it wasn’t being used for cattle.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fertile

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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

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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

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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