Synonyms of ingenuity

ingenuity

noun

ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē 

as in creativity

the skill and imagination to create new things

the mystery writer's exceptional ingenuity enabled her to devise plots that always had readers guessing to the very end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• creativeness
• imagination
• talent
• innovativeness
• inventiveness
• imaginativeness
• cleverness
• ingeniousness
• originality
• resourcefulness
• invention
• productivity
• productiveness
• fecundity
• capableness
• fertility
• fruitfulness
• prolificness
• genius
• prolificacy
• prolificity
• giftedness
• inspiration
• muse
• fire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dullness
• dulness

Examples of ingenuity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Attributing your successes to your own strengths, hard work, or ingenuity can boost your self-esteem. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Sep. 2024

This diversity fuels American ingenuity, helping our nation lead the world in creativity and innovation. —Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024

As a teenager in the 1980s, my initial love of technology came from watching films like Back to the Future, where the infamous Doc Brown had the ingenuity to craft the flux capacitor, which made time travel possible. —Michael Hicks, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

So a certain degree of ingenuity is required to get usable results—like crocheting adorable little hats for kitties taking part in electroencephalogram (EEG) experiments. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024