creative — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.

   Synonyms

   pregnantoriginative

   Examples

   a creative dramatist who avoids cliche

   The future belongs to those aware enough to see the system, brave enough to reject it, and creative enough to build something better.

2. Original, expressive and imaginative.

   Usage

   • of a created thing

   Examples

   a creative new solution to an old problem

3. A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.

   Examples

   a creative set

4. Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.

   Usage

   • Ironic

   Examples

   creative accounting and bookkeeping

5. bad, unartistic, busy.

   Usage

   • euphemistic
   • of art

Noun

1. A person directly involved in a creative process; a creator of creative content.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   He is a visionary creative.

   More examples (1)

   In a speech in Sydney, he promised Australia's laws "will spell … out" clear protections for creatives who permit AI to train on their books, music and art, and also implied further work to come on the copyright issue.

2. Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The design team has completed the creative for next month's multi-part ad campaign.

   I've included in my portfolio all the creative I've completed in my five year design career.

Adjective

1. having the ability or power to create

   Synonyms

   originative

   Antonyms

   uncreative

   Examples

   a creative imagination

2. promoting construction or creation

   Examples

   creative work