ingenuity

noun

ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē How to pronounce ingenuity (audio)
Definition of ingenuitynext
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

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Recent Examples of ingenuity That is another small example of the ingenuity HBO showed over the final weekend before final Emmys voting opened. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026 Tovar admitted that the inspiration for the mega-hit was part musical ingenuity and part divine intervention. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 For the average person, every entrepreneurial success story is an inspiration, a reminder that hard work and ingenuity can accomplish great things. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 As a result, ingenuity will surge, such as life-saving medical advances and access to education for people of all backgrounds. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingenuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenuity
  1. creativity
  2. creativeness
  3. imagination
  4. talent
  5. inventiveness
  6. imaginativeness
Noun
  • And it was viewed as a home for the kind of silly human creativity that, these days, is increasingly replaced in our feeds by AI slop.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Early exposure to entrepreneurship, whether through education or the home environment, significantly boosts entrepreneurial intention while building the critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity that leadership requires in any field.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of creativity
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  • But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
    — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of creativeness
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  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of imagination
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  • The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone from Sabrina Carpenter to Taylor Swift to Barack Obama has honored Parton, calling out her talent, her kindness, and her sense of giving.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of talent
Noun
  • Moonshot is reported to have stitched together capacity from multiple cloud providers while developing Kimi K3, highlighting the inventiveness of Chinese tech in overcoming Washington’s chip export controls.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • Thousands of new satellites have entered the domain, especially in low Earth orbit (LEO), thanks to significant drops in launch costs brought about by reusable rockets and private sector inventiveness.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of inventiveness
Noun
  • There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.
    — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of imaginativeness

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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenuity. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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