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resourcefulness

NOUN
resource
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ingenuity inventiveness
STRONG
ability appliance artifice assets capability capital cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard initiative makeshift means measure method mode property quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief reserve riches shift source step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute support surrogate system talent way wealth wherewithal worth
WEAK
nest egg
Antonyms
STRONG
debt disorganization ignorance impotence inability incapacity incompetence lack need permanent poverty stupidity weakness

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William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

It was a life that encouraged resourcefulness and resiliency.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

But the heart of her cookbook lies in the recipes inspired by recent immigrants, perfect examples of their skill and resourcefulness in adapting their cuisines to their new homeland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended the special forces involved "for their resourcefulness and their bravery".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

“Praise my intellect, my resourcefulness, but not my ability to sew a straight seam.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman