DIVERGENT THINKING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase divergent thinking. (close relations)
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creative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having the ability or power to create adjective satellite • promoting construction or creation | ||||||||
free-thinking | ||||||||
adjective satellite • unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) | ||||||||
imaginative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | ||||||||
ingenious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||||
innovative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ahead of the times • being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before | ||||||||
inventive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | ||||||||
nonconformist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought noun • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct • a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England adjective satellite • not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | ||||||||
original | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of noun • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies adjective satellite • preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary • not derived or copied or translated from something else | ||||||||
unconventional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to accepted rules or standards • not conventional or conformist adjective satellite • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention | ||||||||
unorthodox | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • breaking with convention or tradition adjective satellite • independent in behavior or thought | ||||||||
out-of-the-box thinking | nounn | |||||||
noun • thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity |