adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a lively or creative imagination.

   "an imaginative boy"

2. 2
   Tending to be fanciful or inventive.

   "an imaginative story"

3. 3
   False or imagined.

Adjective

1. 1
   (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

creativeauthenticavant gardeavant-gardebrilliantclever

Antonyms

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conventionalunimaginativeveridical

Example

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"Our public leaders are imaginative and often come up with new ideas."

Etymology

From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus.

Related phrases

imaginative fiction

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