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originative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of originative

having the skill and imagination to create new things

an originative genius whose mark on postmodern architecture can be seen all over the globe

Synonyms of originative

clever, creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive, original, Promethean

Words Related to originative

gifted, inspired, talented

fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific

Near Antonyms of originative

imitative, uninspired

infertile, unproductive

Antonyms of originative

uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal

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