INGENUITY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ingenuity

noun

ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē

Definition of ingenuity

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

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Recent Examples of ingenuity Of course, not every hotel has the capacity to install a dedicated Pilates studio, requiring a bit of extra ingenuity to cater to the demands of travelers who consider Pilates a nonnegotiable part of their routine. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 The Timberwolves made a big bet on Ball this summer, believing that his passing and offensive ingenuity would unlock Anthony Edwards and help the team get back into contention in the Western Conference. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 By and large, though, the institution maintained bipartisan support as the guardian of America’s history, ingenuity and natural heritage, even as political polarization spread and culture wars raged. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026 The scope and ingenuity of scrying continually boggle the mind. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingenuity

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Noun

Holliday & Brown brings these two sensibilities together, creating a distinctive offering that combines tradition and creativity.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Matsumoto said the company respected Dwarf’s creativity and was prepared to pay enough, but full funding would have left the studio with no control over a highly original project.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of creativity

Noun

Games Can’t Gamble on Talent Opportunities to develop emerging talent are becoming harder to find, particularly in video games, van Beek said.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Some from the more traditional world struggled to understand a TV and film production company that began life as a music video producer and doubled as a commercials maker and talent house for directors.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of talent

Noun

Taymor’s production catalyzes the storytelling, and the dynamic inventiveness of the mise-en-scène is on kinetic display at the Pantages, where a top-notch design team works in perfect coordination.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Schoonmaker’s inventiveness produced one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, where Turturro and Eric Stoltz’s characters talk while dancing.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventiveness

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