GENERATIVE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

generative

adjective

Definition of generative

as in producing

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Recent Examples of generative The digital Dalí is an application of artificial intelligence, built with the machine learning and digital animation techniques used to make deepfakes and other forms of generative media. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 The last few years at the company have been all about AI, with generative technology appearing in products from Gmail to Android. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 But this is potentially generative boredom, the kind that might induce a trance or, at its most transcendent, a divine encounter. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026 That expansion comes as Soon targets a growing divide in tech media between those championing generative artificial intelligence and those focused on its risks. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative

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Adjective

Gold Moon Pictures, Park’s own company, produced the film, with Studio&New co-producing.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
It is produced by Starlings UK affiliate Albion Television and its co-producing partner StoryFirst, together with financiers Krempelwood and MBM3.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of producing

Adjective

Keepers removed both eggs and placed an egg from a fertile pair in their nest.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Many songs here invert the notion of a ghost in the machine; Shy assumes the role of the femmebot on the fritz, while the productions—overseen by Karma Kid and Casey MQ—are like the contents of a fertile petri dish.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of fertile

Adjective

In an emotional and upbeat ceremony Tuesday, Broward County commissioners bade farewell to Beam Furr after a highly productive 12-year career that’s forced to end due to term limits.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
The Department of Defense had a particularly productive partnership with USAID, recognizing that foreign aid could be as important as force in incentivizing insurgents to make peace.

— Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 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

When McPherson went off to college, rural stretches — fecund and fruitful — led her northward.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere in the podcast, Morissette recalled a less fruitful encounter with another one of her heroes.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fruitful

Adjective

If each entry represented a victim, Kraft would rank among the most prolific serial killers in US history.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Gunn rose to fame as the blockbuster filmmaker behind Guardians of the Galaxy, while Safran is a prolific producer on numerous DC and horror titles.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of prolific

Adjective

Secondly, as markets remain gripped by concerns around long-term public debt and fiscal sustainability globally, Gower acknowledged that higher bond yields remain a challenge for non-yielding assets like gold.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
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

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