inventive
Full of ideas
Inventive describes someone or something showing creativity and originality, especially in solving problems or creating new things.
An inventive person devises clever solutions; an inventive approach finds unexpected ways forward: She came up with an inventive use for leftover bread.
The word suggests resourcefulness and imagination rather than mere novelty.
Ability to adjust readily
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- practicalityQuality of being useful
efficiency · self-reliance · makeshift · scrappy · enterprising · quick-thinking · flexible · handy
Showing mental quickness
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- brainwaveSudden clever idea
savvy · resourceful · shrewd · cunning · astute · quick-witted · sharp · deft
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
flair · ingenuity · novelty · experimentation · unconventionality · brainstorming · ideation · fantasy
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
disruptive · game-changing · groundbreaking · state-of-the-art · next-generation · futuristic · high-tech · progressive
Tomorrow trends scholar
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
thinker · strategist · conceptualist · architect · mastermind · forecaster · anticipator · speculator
adaptability
Ability to adjust readily
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
practicality · efficiency · self-reliance · makeshift · scrappy · enterprising · quick-thinking · flexible · handy · industrious
clever
Showing mental quickness
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
brainwave · savvy · resourceful · shrewd · cunning · astute · quick-witted · sharp · deft · problem-solving
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- artistryExceptional creative skill
inspiration · flair · ingenuity · novelty · experimentation · unconventionality · brainstorming · ideation · fantasy · expressiveness
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
revolutionary · disruptive · game-changing · groundbreaking · state-of-the-art · next-generation · futuristic · high-tech · progressive · unprecedented
futurist
Tomorrow trends scholar
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
idealist · thinker · strategist · conceptualist · architect · mastermind · forecaster · anticipator · speculator · prophet
- creative traitscreative, imaginative, innovative, original, artistic
- innovationinnovation, innovative, innovate, breakthrough, innovator
- descriptorsnew, novel, original, innovative, modern
- originalsoriginal, authentic, genuine, prototype, archetype
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
inventiveunoriginal
Not new or novel
derivative · uninventive · imitative · uncreative · unimaginative
inventiveunimaginative
Lacking creative originality
uncreative · uninspired · uninventive · pedestrian · dull
inventiveconventional
Following accepted practices
traditional · conservative · orthodox · routine · standard
- early inventionsFirst human-made tools and technologies
- modern inventionsRecently developed devices or concepts
- breakthrough inventionCreation marking major progress
- ancient inventionCreation from distant past
- Victorian inventionCreation from 1837-1901 Britain
- invention fairEvent displaying new creations
invention, inventing, inventions, inventiveness, inventively