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inventive

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ · UK /ɪnˈventɪv/

inventive means: Good at thinking of new ideas or making new things.

adjective

GOOD AT CREATINGB2

Good at thinking of new ideas or making new things.

  • She is an inventive cook.
  • We need an inventive solution to this problem.
  • His inventive use of old materials impressed the judges.

Similar words: creative, ingenious, original

Opposites: unimaginative

Common phrases: inventive person, inventive solution, inventive approach

RELATING TO INVENTIONC2

Connected with creating new machines, methods, or processes.

  • The inventive process took several years.
  • Her research examines inventive activity in early factories.
  • The museum records the inventive work behind these machines.

Common phrases: inventive process, inventive activity, inventive work

DELIBERATELY FICTIONALC2

Deliberately made up rather than based on real events or facts.

  • The book contains an inventive tale of sea monsters.
  • Her inventive account includes people who never existed.
  • This inventive story was never meant as history.

Similar words: fictional, fictitious, imaginary

Opposites: factual

Common phrases: inventive story, inventive tale, inventive account

Questions about inventive

What does inventive mean?

Good at thinking of new ideas or making new things.

What is inventive in other languages?

Türkçe: yaratıcı · Español: ingenioso · Français: inventif · Deutsch: erfinderisch · Italiano: ingegnoso · 日本語: 独創的な

How do you pronounce inventive?

In American English /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/; in British English /ɪnˈventɪv/.

How do you use inventive in a sentence?

She is an inventive cook. We need an inventive solution to this problem.

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