resourceful

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adjective

Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

“With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area.”

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shiftycapable
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Meanings

adjectiveresourceful (comparative more resourceful, superlative most resourceful)

comparative more resourceful · superlative most resourceful

  1. Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

    With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area.

    Synonyms: shifty

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

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shifty

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving inner resources; adroit or imaginative

Similar
capable
Also see
capable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From resource + -ful.

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Translations

Afrikaans vindingryk
  • vindingrykcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Bulgarian находчив, съобразителен
  • находчив (nahodčiv)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • съобразителен (săobrazitelen)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Chinese Mandarin 机灵的, 有辦法 /有办法
  • 机灵的 (jīling de)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • 有辦法 /有办法 (yǒubànfǎ)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Dutch vindingrijk
  • vindingrijkcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Finnish neuvokas, kekseliäs
  • neuvokascapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • kekseliäscapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
French débrouillard, futé
  • débrouillardcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • futécapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
German findig, einfallsreich
  • findigcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • einfallsreichcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Greek πολυμήχανος, επινοητικός
  • πολυμήχανος (polymíchanos)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • επινοητικός (epinoïtikós)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Hungarian találékony, leleményes
  • találékonycapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • leleményescapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • ötletescapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • élelmescapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Indonesian banyak akal
  • banyak akalcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Polish zaradny, pomysłowy
  • zaradnycapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • pomysłowycapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Portuguese inventivo, engenhoso
  • inventivocapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • engenhosocapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • habilidosocapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • capazcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Russian находчивый, изобретательный
  • находчивый (naxodčivyj)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • изобретательный (izobretatelʹnyj)capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Scottish Gaelic seòlta, dèanadach
  • seòltacapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • dèanadachcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Spanish apañado, ingenioso
  • apañadocapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • ingeniosocapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • con recursoscapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • que tiene recursoscapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Swedish fyndig, finurlig
  • fyndigcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
  • finurligcapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recourseful
Cite this entry
APA

resourceful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resourceful

MLA

“resourceful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resourceful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resourceful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resourceful.

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