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imaginative

[ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv] / ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
creative, inventive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artistic extravagant fanciful fantastic ingenious offbeat original romantic visionary vivid whimsical
WEAK
avant-garde blue-sky brain wave clever dreamy enterprising fertile fictive groundbreaking high-flown inspired originative pie-in-the-sky poetic poetical productive quixotic utopian way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ordinary real realistic reasonable unromantic usual
WEAK
dull uncreative unimaginative uninventive unresourceful

Example Sentences

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Their low cost of entry and imaginative wagering options attract many who might not consider more conventional investing platforms.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Their low cost of entry and imaginative wagering options attract many who might not consider more conventional investing platforms.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Director Yuval Sharon’s company debut is an imaginative, expansive production headed by two top-flight singers, Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It has been designed to encourage pre-schoolers to talk to it and carry out imaginative play.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“What imaginative pupils you have! Would you like a wreath? We made extra.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood