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Inventive
Ih-NVEH-ntihv
/ˌɪˈnvɛntɪv/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
inventive
Dictionary meaning
Persons or artifacts marked by independence and creativity in thought or action.
Examples
- They had an inventive mind.
Synonyms: imaginative
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