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 Ruled by savvy Mercury — the planet associated with communication, information and logistics — the messenger planet’s brilliance manifests through Virgo’s clever, resourceful, multifaceted and solution-oriented approach. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Wallis’ Angie is simply a resourceful single mother striving to get home to her 6-year-old daughter. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Anna Anosowicz’s highly resourceful production design makes excellent use of existing midcentury brutalist architecture and far more ancient, enduring structures, all moldering under superficially futuristic window-dressing. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resourceful

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Adjective

Broad, Mumtaz and plenty of others freshen up the rotation, something Sky Sports are quite skilled at doing having eased out older school figures like Ian Botham, David Gower and David Lloyd in recent years.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
America’s industrial sector is facing severe operational hurdles, driven by irregular supply chains and a shortage of skilled workers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Silicon Labs said the new laboratory expands its ability to develop secure and intelligent wireless technologies as demand for connected devices grows.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Just over four months later, Google introduced Universal Cart, an intelligent shopping cart that allows consumers to add products from different retailers and purchase them through a single checkout.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of intelligent

Adjective

Then an 81-year-old Phil Rizzuto gets into a car and drives off with third base — an especially clever bit, since Rizzuto, as a broadcaster, was famous for leaving early to beat the traffic across the George Washington Bridge.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
It is treated as a quick fix for automation or a clever add-on that makes existing workflows smoother.

— Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of clever

Adjective

An ingenious means of admitting natural light has been contrived so that, during the daytime, parts of these wonderfully austere and stony subterranean cellars, which ought to be very dark indeed, remain softly radiant.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
South Africa, with their feisty but ingenious coach Rassie Erasmus, in charge since 2018, have continued their dynasty through set-piece power and zealous defensive pressure.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ingenious

Adjective

To ensure his effectiveness and align with his routine, team officials are more judicious in phoning down to the bullpen when he could be used.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of judicious

Adjective

Frazier was brilliant at throwing it from what would seem the soles of his boots.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Thomas Pynchon’s brilliant novel Bleeding Edge tried to capture this feeling, suggesting that the terrorist attacks were somehow also the birth of the internet.

— Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliant

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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