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ingenious
Meaning: cleverly inventive and effective
ingenious in a sentence
How ingenious is used in real sentences:
The architect proposed an ingenious way to cool the building without electricity.
Her ingenious lock opened only when three hidden levers were pressed together.
“Price devised an ingenious system of colored threads linking each claimed voyage to its port receipt, insurance entry, and wage list.”
— from the passage The Threads in the Ledger
Synonyms for ingenious
Other words for ingenious — inventive, resourceful and clever — carry the same meaning.
- inventive
- resourceful
- clever
Antonyms of ingenious
Words that mean the opposite of ingenious:
- unimaginative
- inept
- conventional
Where it comes from
From Latin ingeniosus, meaning 'clever or naturally gifted.'
Memory hook
IN-GENIUS: a genius comes up with an ingenious plan.