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imaginatively

imaginatively

2 4.1
In a creative way that uses new ideas
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪvli/
translation icon : imaginativamente
  • You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively, unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
  • think imaginatively
  • imaginatively enter
  • imaginatively into another world

And it's great because there's so much that one could still imaginatively play with.

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Examples

  • With a discerning eye and emotional grace, she guides her seasoned cast to imaginatively layered performances.

    Blog text (12)
  • Children often think imaginatively, creating stories that bring their fantasies to life.

  • Among other things, to read means to forget reality and to move imaginatively into another world.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As a student of English, Mary saw this as a challenge and, quite imaginatively, a physical advantage.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Most importantly, we must think imaginatively about where we study.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Historians worthy of the name have an ability to live imaginatively in the past as fully as they can.

    Academic text (2005)
  • We need people who can really imaginatively mash those things together.

  • Mourning is achieved only when the lost object is imaginatively retained as an active part of one's emotional life.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In their attempts to produce plausible accounts, they imaginatively filled in gaps, just like modern historians.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Here, I focus on video remixes made by imaginatively recombining footage from films, advertising, and television programs.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

creatively
vsimaginatively
41 3.5

In a way that uses new ideas to make things or solve problems

leans toward broad novel thinking rather than presentation or style
outside the box
vsimaginatively
  • Informal
37 4.5

In a creative way that does not follow normal rules

is about new thinking but less about breaking rules or limits
artfully
vsimaginatively
7 5.7

In a creative, skillful way that shows careful planning

focuses more on novel thought rather than skillful technique
ingeniously
vsimaginatively
3 5.5

In a clever way that uses new ideas to solve problems

covers broad novel thought rather than only clever problem solving
innovatively
vsimaginatively
1 4.6

In a new way that uses fresh ideas to solve problems

emphasizes general novel thinking rather than inventing methods
inventively
vsimaginatively
1 4.9

In a way that uses new and clever ideas

is more about playful, original thinking rather than method invention

Antonyms

3 4.4

In a boring way that shows little interest or energy

In a dull way without new ideas

How Creative

inventively
1 4.9
imaginatively
2 4.1
creatively
41 3.5

Surface Forms

imaginatively positive

Morphology

imaginatively = imaginative (transparent) = imagine + ative + ly

A regular adverb formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'imaginative', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Imaginatively comes from imagine, which comes from Latin imago, meaning 'image' or 'picture'. So to do something imaginatively is to use pictures in your mind to make new ideas and show creativity.