Difference between Imaginative and Ingenious

IMAGINATIVE vs INGENIOUS: ADJECTIVE

False or imagined
Having a lively or creative imagination
Unreasonably suspicious; jealous.
Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.
Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word.
Having no truth; false.
Tending to indulge in the fanciful or in make-believe.
Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
Having a lively imagination, especially a creative imagination.
Tending to be fanciful or inventive
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Showing inventiveness and skill
Having great inventive skill and imagination.
Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness.
Having genius; brilliant.
Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations.
Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism
Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
Mental; intellectual.
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends

Forming images; endowed with imagination; given to imagining: as, the imaginative faculty; an imaginative person.
Characterized by or resulting from imagination; exhibiting or indicating the faculty of imagination.
Inquisitive; suspicious; jealous.
Synonyms Inventive, creative, poetical. See imaginary.

Synonyms Inventive, bright, acute, constructive. See genius.
Ingenuous.
Manifesting or requiring mental brightness or cleverness; intellectual; improving.
Marked or characterized by inventive genius; displaying or proceeding from skill in contrivance or construction; witty or clever in form or spirit; well conceived; apt: as, an ingenious machine; an ingenious process or performance; ingenious criticism.
Mentally bright or clever; witty; conversable.
Possessing inventive genius or faculty; apt in inventing, contriving, or constructing; skilful in the use of things or words: as, an ingenious mechanic; an ingenious author.

Fancy, Smart, Imaginary, Bold, Crafty, Audacious, Daring, Resourceful, Innovative, Fanciful, Clever, Originative, Ingenious, Creative, Inventive

Intelligent, Brilliant, Nifty, Sophisticated, Resourceful, Innovative, Crafty, Originative, Creative, Adroit, Cunning, Artful, Imaginative, Clever, Inventive

Fancy, Smart, Imaginary, Bold, Crafty, Audacious, Daring, Resourceful, Innovative, Fanciful, Clever, Originative, Ingenious, Creative, Inventive

Intelligent, Brilliant, Nifty, Sophisticated, Resourceful, Innovative, Crafty, Originative, Creative, Adroit, Cunning, Artful, Imaginative, Clever, Inventive

Handpicked, fun, exciting, imaginative, creative, challenging, enjoyable, encouraging!
Their stories illustrate how imaginative humans can be.
It really is the ultimate for imaginative play.
It is therefore time we should quite explicitly turn from religious ideas to religious emotions, from imaginative history and science to imaginative morals.
Imaginative people soon invented a symbolical meaning for the various vestments, and other imaginative people varied the symbolism from time to time.
Imaginative power is most important for Yeats who sees reality through imaginative power and is animated by the symbol.
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For a fleeting moment, a new imaginative construct released David from his old, false imaginative construct.
Students create a range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts including imaginative retellings, reports, performances, poetry and expositions.
Visualize and hypothesize to imaginative use of materials exploration and imaginative use of multiple approaches to an art imaginative idea.