Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.
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Ingenious
//ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs//
Synonyms for "ingenious" (178 found)
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Adjective(19 words)
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11 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
6 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
90 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
4 entries- εὐπάλαμος adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- εὐπάλαμος adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- εὑρετικός adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- φρενοτέκτων adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Arabic
2 entries- عَبْقَرِيّ adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- عَبْقَرِيّ adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изкусен adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- изобретателен adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- находчив adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- остроумен adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Catalan
3 entries- enginyós adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- enginyós adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- enginyós adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Chinese
1 entries- 巧妙 adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 巧妙 adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 巧妙 adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- 有发明才能的 adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- 热情的 adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- 独创的 adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Czech
2 entries- důmyslný adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- geniální adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Danish
2 entries- opfindsomt adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- opfindsomt adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Dutch
2 entries- ingenieus adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- vernuftig adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Esperanto
1 entries- genia adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Finnish
4 entries- nerokas adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- nerokas adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- nokkela adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- terävä adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
French
2 entries- ingénieux adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- ingénieux adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Galician
1 entries- enxeñoso adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
German
4 entries- clever adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- einfallsreich adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- einfallsreich adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- einfallsreich adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Greek
4 entries- δαιμόνιος adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- εφευρετικός adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- μεγαλοφυής adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- πολυμήχανος adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Hungarian
2 entries- leleményes adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- találékony adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Italian
1 entries- ingegnoso adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Polish
2 entries- pomysłowy adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- pomysłowy adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Portuguese
2 entries- engenhoso adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- engenhoso adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Romanian
4 entries- cu iscusință adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- genial adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- ingenios adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- iscusit adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Russian
4 entries- замысловатый adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- затейливый adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- изобрета́тельный adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- нахо́дчивый adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Sanskrit
2 entries- चतुर adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- चतुर adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- seòlta adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- seòlta adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- seòlta adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
- teòma adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Sicilian
2 entries- strummintusu adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- strummintusu adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
Spanish
3 entries- ingenioso adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- ingenioso adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- ingenioso adj (witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious)
Swedish
3 entries- finurlig adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
- finurlig adj (characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
- snillrik adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Turkish
1 entries- yaratıcı adj (displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
Sample sentences
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Edison was an ingenious person.
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The ingenious man received the prestigious award for the first time.
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The ingenious boy won a prize for his invention.
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