ingenious | Definition of ingenious

Synonyms and Antonyms of ingenious

1 having the skill and imagination to create new things

an ingenious but rather eccentric inventor

Synonyms of ingenious

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

Words Related to ingenious

gifted, inspired, talented

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

Near Antonyms of ingenious

imitative, uninspired

infertile, unproductive

Antonyms of ingenious

uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal

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

a chair that can't tip over is quite ingenious

Synonyms of ingenious

artful, clever, creative, imaginative, innovative, inventive

Words Related to ingenious

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 ingenious

dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy

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

impractical, useless

Antonyms of ingenious

uncreative, unimaginative