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Synonyms & Antonyms of imaginativeness
1
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
- what sets apart geniuses like Thomas Edison and Ben Franklin from the average person is their keen intellect and restless imaginativeness
Synonyms for imaginativeness
- contrivance,
- creativity,
- fancy,
- fantasy
- (also phantasy),
- ideation,
- imagination,
- invention,
- inventiveness,
- originality
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2
the skill and imagination to create new things
- it took exceptional imaginativeness and tireless dedication to invent the airplane
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“Imaginativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaginativeness. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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