imaginative | Definition of imaginative

Synonyms and Antonyms of imaginative

1 having the skill and imagination to create new things

an imaginative child who is always writing short stories about her pet cat

Synonyms of imaginative

clever, creative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original, originative, Promethean

Words Related to imaginative

gifted, inspired, talented

fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific

Near Antonyms of imaginative

imitative, uninspired

infertile, unproductive

Antonyms of imaginative

uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal

2 showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing

found an imaginative gadget that can grind the beans and heat the water to brew coffee

Synonyms of imaginative

artful, clever, creative, ingenious, innovative, inventive

Words Related to imaginative

adventurous, fresh, groundbreaking, novel, original, visionary

cleverish, gadgety, gimmicky

convenient, handy, neat, nifty, practical, useful

complex, sophisticated

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, handsome, tricky

brainy, intelligent, sharp, smart

Near Antonyms of imaginative

dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy

assembly-line, canned, cookie-cutter, derivative, hackneyed, unoriginal

impractical, useless

Antonyms of imaginative

uncreative, unimaginative