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creatively

creatively

41 3.5
In a way that uses new ideas to make things or solve problems
  • adverb
  • /kriˈeɪtɪvli/
translation icon : creativamente
  • She plans her essays creatively, incorporating different styles and perspectives to engage her readers.
  • think creatively
  • respond creatively
  • solve problems creatively

Again, geniuses are passionate optimists who are creatively discontent.

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Examples

  • Your education, more precisely your ability to think critically and creatively, is your greatest asset.

  • The artist approached her painting creatively, using unexpected colors and techniques.

  • Thinking Skills: The ability to learn, to reason, to think creatively, to make decisions, and to solve problems.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students were then instructed to use the RAFT writing strategy to creatively demonstrate how their ideas had changed over time.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Literacy, in any form, advances a person's ability to effectively and creatively use and communicate information.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Domain projects encourage students to think creatively about open-ended problems and formulate a solution.

    Academic text (2008)
  • As students improvise, compose, and perform music creatively, their understanding of musical elements and musical organization increases.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Children often solve problems creatively, finding unique ways to play with their toys.

Synonyms

cleverly
vscreatively
33 3.0

In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas

focuses on imagination and original thought rather than cleverness alone
artistically
vscreatively
19 3.9

In a way that shows skill and creativity in art

is broader, covering imaginative acts beyond art forms
artfully
vscreatively
7 5.7

In a creative, skillful way that shows careful planning

is broader, emphasizing imagination rather than craft or cleverness
ingeniously
vscreatively
3 5.5

In a clever way that uses new ideas to solve problems

is less about problem solving and more about imaginative expression
imaginatively
vscreatively
2 4.1

In a creative way that uses new ideas

is wider, applying imagination in many different actions
inventively
vscreatively
1 4.9

In a way that uses new and clever ideas

is more general, focusing on imagination rather than invention
artly
vscreatively
  • Archaic
7.9

In a beautiful, creative way that shows skill

is wider, stressing imagination rather than purely appearance

Antonyms

In the usual way most people do things

How Creative

innovatively
1 4.6
creatively
41 3.5

Surface Forms

creatively positive

Morphology

creatively = creative (transparent) = create + ive + ly

Formed regularly from 'create' -> 'creative' with the productive adjective-forming -ive, then adverbial -ly; the derivation and meaning are clear.

Etymology

Creatively comes from the verb create, which comes from an old Latin word creare meaning 'to make'. So to act creatively is to use your imagination to 'make' new ideas or things, just like a creator who makes something new.