See inventive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas:
creative, ingenious, innovative, innovatory, original. See abilityNot the same as what was previously known or done:
different, fresh, innovative, new, newfangled, novel, original, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See newAble to use the means at one's disposal to meet situations effectively:
ingenious, resourceful. See ability
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