Synonyms of ingenuity

ingenuity

noun

ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē 

as in creativity

the skill and imagination to create new things

the mystery writer's exceptional ingenuity enabled her to devise plots that always had readers guessing to the very end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• creativeness
• imagination
• talent
• innovativeness
• inventiveness
• imaginativeness
• cleverness
• ingeniousness
• originality
• resourcefulness
• invention
• productivity
• productiveness
• fecundity
• capableness
• fertility
• fruitfulness
• prolificness
• genius
• prolificacy
• prolificity
• giftedness
• inspiration
• muse
• fire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dullness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingenuity

The same immigrant culture also prized education, argument, ingenuity and, out of necessity, the ability to make something out of nothing. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Her work regularly calls for ingenuity, precision and close collaboration with Property Masters and production teams, whether creating paleo dog food for an actor or an apple pie with no apples. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

This unique spectacle, likely a one-time occurrence, is a testament to American ingenuity. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Over the course of the 95-minute run time, Cole will also deploy knives, a fire ax, a fishing spear, various firearms, and his very capable fists to take out foes, but the lock marks a high point in terms of situation-specific ingenuity. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026