▲ Opposite of skills involved in carrying out one’s work. artlessness . ineptitude . ineptness .
Opposite of to have created or formed something . destroyed . broke . demolished . dismantled .
▲ Opposite of skills involved in carrying out one’s work. artlessness . ineptitude . ineptness .
| creating fashioning | developing forming | contriving devising | forging concocting | designing fabricating |
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Creative has to do with new things coming into being: creative is the opposite of destructive .
1 : marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous the experienced man speaks simply and wisely to the naive girl— Gilbert Highet. 2a : deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment their naive ignorance of life ...
transitive verb. 1a : invent, create. b : to make up for the purpose of deception accused of fabricating evidence. 2 : construct , manufacture specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.
| organised UK organized US | pigeonholed moulded UK | ranged regimented | collocated inventoried | tailored triaged |
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man . (krăfts′mən) A man who practices a craft with great skill. crafts′man.
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill , especially manual skill: the craft of a mason. skill; dexterity: The silversmith worked with great craft. skill or ability used for bad purposes; cunning; deceit; guile. the members of a trade or profession collectively; a guild.
| fine arts arts of design | beaux arts graphic arts | pure art visual arts |
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the ability to transcend traditional ideas , rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.
creative person – a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination. artist. creator – a person who grows or makes or invents things. illustrator – an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) classic – an artist who has created classic works.
: not creative: such as. a : not marked by the ability or power to create : not given to creating So-called noncreative people can make interesting observations when they’re allowed to do so.— Perry Parendo.
Knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or worthless . Knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave.
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