INGENIOUSNESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ingeniousness

noun

Definition of ingeniousness

as in creativeness

the skill and imagination to create new things hired a new designer whose vision demonstrates a real ingeniousness

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Noun

But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.

— Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of creativeness

Noun

The space will serve as a platform for individuals with disabilities to showcase their talents, express their creativity and build confidence while bringing families, supporters and community members together, the release said.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Those parameters can offer the opportunity for creativity and on-the-fly problem-solving.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of creativity

Noun

Love doesn’t necessarily make a good photograph, but the photographer’s interest, and the intelligence and imagination behind it, can contribute to the making of a picture that interests us.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
His novels are absolute master classes in how much to reveal, how much to leave to the reader’s terrified imagination.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagination

Noun

There’s a lot of bright anti-establishment humor in Darko, and Kelly demonstrates a nimble inventiveness in fusing various narrative forms.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
And the protesters’ grit, wit, inventiveness, and fearlessness have dented Modi’s authority like nothing else has in the past 12 years.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventiveness

Noun

Koenig died Monday at his home in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, talent agent Zachery McGinnis said in a statement.

— JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Maybe talents like Misiorowski and Caminero and Chourio only come around once every couple decades.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of talent

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