resourcefulness

NOUN

resource

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ingenuity inventiveness

STRONG

ability appliance artifice assets capability capital cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard initiative makeshift means measure method mode property quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief reserve riches shift source step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute support surrogate system talent way wealth wherewithal worth

WEAK

nest egg

Antonyms

STRONG

debt disorganization ignorance impotence inability incapacity incompetence lack need permanent poverty stupidity weakness

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"I salute these heroes who demonstrated extraordinary resourcefulness and courage," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

If the war has brought Mr. Trump some unpleasant surprises, it has also demonstrated his resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The decision to collect, preserve and shape such a rare material provides evidence of the resourcefulness and mental abilities of the early humans living there.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was a life that encouraged resourcefulness and resiliency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Alone, with no friends or family, she must have had incredible courage and resourcefulness.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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