RESOURCEFULNESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

resourcefulness

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as in productivity

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Recent Examples of resourcefulness Wilkoski said the materials for the original church demonstrated the resourcefulness of the congregants, who likely included carpenters with the skills necessary to build the church. — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The initial euphoria in Israel over the resourcefulness of passengers and crew who saved a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv from crashing has faded, with attention shifting sharply to the apparent security failure that almost led to a catastrophe. — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Jaffe’s scientist is portrayed with the actor’s usual resourcefulness. — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 My father, the original entrepreneur in our family, taught me about hard work, generosity, communication, resourcefulness, and the importance of relationships. — Eric Becker, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 For small-business owners, resourcefulness is the name of the game. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 By the end of this season of Furious, Alice has proved her wherewithal and resourcefulness to her superior, FBI agent Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine). — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Apart from widening archaeologists’ understanding of the Natufian palette, the findings highlight how humanity’s resourcefulness and adaptive abilities stretch back thousands of years. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 During those times, founders must rely on their resilience, resourcefulness and belief in their mission. — Jennifer Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Medicare already incorporates productivity into payment updates across hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health, and other settings.

— Bill Miller, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Business owners called for support to modernize machinery, arguing that automation would boost productivity and help protect jobs as competition in foreign markets intensifies.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

Noun

But those who crowded into Krasner’s 1958 show at Martha Jackson’s New York gallery, her first since Pollock’s death, encountered her Earth Green series—paintings that exploded in vibrant color and exuded life, sensuality, fecundity, and freedom.

— Mary Gabriel, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fecundity

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Rooms The sheer architectural ingenuity and stature of the main building will take your breath away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Trying to find her brother, Prue — aided by Curtis, who reveals previously unseen pluck and ingenuity — encounters a variety of colorful animal and human characters as both friends and foes.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of ingenuity

Noun

Junna is eager to become a mother, although several legal barriers prevent her from accessing sperm donations or fertility treatment.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Consequently, it is often grown in rotation with other crops to help improve soil fertility.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fertility

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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

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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

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