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resourceful Definition

re·source·ful (ri sôrs′fəl, -zôrs′-)

adjective

full of resource; able to deal creatively and effectively with problems, difficulties, etc.

  • resow

resourceful Related Forms

re·source′·fully adverb re·source′·ful·ness noun

resourceful Synonyms

resourceful

modif.

inventive, ingenious, enterprising, capable; see active 2, clever 1, intelligent 1, original 2.

resourceful Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • face: Although strong and resourceful in the face of adversity, ultimately, mams are always victims.
  • order: Owners have to be resourceful in order to keep their prized possessions on the road.
  • process: Taking incredibly creative perspectives on the client's situation, helping the person to become more resourceful in the process.

Infinitive complement

find: Both tutors and students need to be resourceful enough to find solutions and workarounds if the technology is not working smoothly.

Modifies a noun

  • state: Once the negative emotions are released from the body the individual will be able to access these more resourceful states.
  • woman: The young woman, Rachel McAdams, a very resourceful, strong woman in many ways.
  • character: Who is the most caring, loyal, honest, and resourceful character in the book?
  • man: He was a resourceful man who believed in using a means possible to secure the perimeters.
  • teacher: Needless to say, resourceful teachers get round these problems in a range of imaginative ways.
  • individual: This means that we are looking for resourceful individuals who are great at working under their own steam.

Modifying Another Word

  • incredibly: I've worked here for seven years now and what always strikes me is how incredibly resourceful people are.
  • extremely: Very helpful, easy to get around, extremely resourceful.
  • ever: Finally the ever resourceful Glyn Giusti reported that he had entered a TD for the Peking to Paris event scheduled for 1982.
  • highly: In schools or seminars, advanced training or additional qualification measures, NEC's new VT projectors are highly resourceful.
  • very: I think he is a very resourceful director, who seems to create wondrous plays every time!
  • so: We were not so resourceful and simply stuffed the casing with hay this made the ball playable but very heavy.

Used with adjective complement

become: Taking incredibly creative perspectives on the client's situation, helping the person to become more resourceful in the process.