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inspiring
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  1. inspiring
  2. inspire
  3. awe-inspiring

inspiring

adjective

Definition of INSPIRING

: having an animating or exalting effect
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Examples of INSPIRING

  1. <an inspiring idea for a national program in which young people would commit themselves to a year of community service>

First Known Use of INSPIRING

1717

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Synonyms
breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, exciting, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling
Antonyms
unexciting

Rhymes with INSPIRING

retiring

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