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innovative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of innovative

1 having the skill and imagination to create new things
  • an award for the most innovative designer of consumer electronics
Synonyms of innovative

clever, creative, imaginative, ingenious, inventive, original, originative, Promethean
Words Related to innovative

gifted, inspired, talented

resourceful

fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific
Near Antonyms of innovative

imitative, uninspired

infertile, unproductive

talentless
Antonyms of innovative

uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal
2 showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
  • innovative automotive technology
Synonyms of innovative

artful, clever, creative, imaginative, ingenious, inventive
Words Related to innovative

adventurous, fresh, groundbreaking, novel, original, visionary

cleverish, gadgety, gimmicky

convenient, handy, neat, nifty, practical, useful

complex, sophisticated

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, handsome, tricky

brainy, intelligent, sharp, smart
Near Antonyms of innovative

dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy

assembly-line, canned, cookie-cutter, derivative, hackneyed, unoriginal

impractical, useless
Antonyms of innovative

uncreative, unimaginative

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