RESOURCEFUL Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

resourceful

adjective

Definition of resourceful

as in skilled

able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems a resourceful leader

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Recent Examples of resourceful Young filmmakers today are resourceful, technically sophisticated, and globally connected. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 June 2026 Were those 1914 Reds resourceful enough to throw eight hitless innings and still find a way to cough up 13 runs? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026 There’s plucky and resourceful Shu, who has an ear for useful gossip and who has fiercely protected her sisters all season long. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Gray, one of our last great American traditionalists, has also become a particularly resourceful memoirist, though what’s onscreen never feels like a retread. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for resourceful

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Schieffelin, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, isn’t the most skilled player on the basketball court.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Over the last decade, China reversed its brain drain, luring thousands of skilled workers back home to help fuel its rise as a technology powerhouse.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

The disagreements were intelligent, experienced, and specific — and reading them in bulk did not soften my view.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Both Blink and Wyze offer intelligent outdoor cameras that can withstand the elements while recording activities day or night.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of intelligent

Adjective

Coors Light previously has found several clever ways around that, including the Coors Light bear.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Not your basic travel pouch, the Quince Dual-Compartment Toiletry Bag has a clever design that makes packing essentials effortless.

— Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

Definition of clever

Adjective

To get around this, as Anne Hathaway so eloquently explains, the IMAX tech geniuses placed mirrors onto the sides of the cameras, so the actors could see each other and maintain a natural acting flow — ingenious stuff.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Researchers have long credited Roman concrete’s remarkable durability to an ingenious bit of ancient chemistry.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Definition of ingenious

Adjective

Nothing will wake up any instinct to treat student debt as a right than being declined for other debt because of a failure to be current on debt incurred by the more educated among us.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
The anti-Trump rage, the surge of younger, more educated progressive voters, the hunger for someone willing to fight on affordability with policy, message, and tone, in Albany and Washington — all of it was hiding in plain sight for anyone looking at the data rather than the tired, old playbook.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

Definition of educated

Adjective

The sun’s brilliant disk is fully blocked, and the ethereal wisps of the corona—the sun’s gaseous atmosphere—come fully into view.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
The singer took the late-night show stage, illuminated with a brilliant red backdrop, and offered an impassioned take on the song.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

Definition of brilliant

Adjective

Over years of judicious choosing and cutting, Chad turned our heap of mail into a book.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
In a large serving bowl, add cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes, parsley, green onions, and oil; toss to combine and season to taste with a judicious amount of seasoned salt (more can be added later if needed).

— Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 July 2026

Definition of judicious

Adjective

Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.

— Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026

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