inventive vs imaginative

inventive and imaginative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inventive	No	Yes	No	No
imaginative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, inventive and imaginative are synonyms defined as:

inventive and imaginative: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

inventive (adjective)	imaginative (adjective)
(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