Synonyms & related words for ingenious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ingenious — including clever, cunning, inventive, resourceful, adroit, artful. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ingenious

Explore words related to ingenious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ingeniously, ingeniousness, ingenuity, cleverness, inventively, genius, witty, inventiveness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ingenious

Common synonyms for ingenious include clever, cunning, inventive, resourceful, adroit, artful, shrewd, astute — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ingenious come from?

The word ingenious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin gigno (“produce, beget”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.