inspired

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adjective

in·​spired in-ˈspī(-ə)rd 

: outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive of divine inspiration

gave an inspired performance

inspired

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past tense and past participle of inspire

Examples of inspired in a Sentence

Adjective

She gave an inspired performance.

He was an inspired choice for the role.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Much of the site meets the city through fences — and not very inspired ones at that. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

The angled basement window, in particular, is an inspired bit of technical mastery, as are the pair of handles on the sides, reserved for the Flukeman and Alex Krycek, who are technically out of the picture, but always feel like a looming presence. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

To that end, Chris Diamantopoulos looks like an inspired bit of casting as Mitch McNamara, a government agent who swoops in to examine eight dead Jasons and a ninth the police are holding in an interrogation room. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

With daytime dining offered during the museum’s operating hours, Symone will be Francis’s first restaurant, serving French African–inspired cuisine that uses seasonal ingredients and draws on Francis’s Jamaican and Caribbean roots. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inspired

• acquired
• admired
• backfired
• conspired
• desired
• enquired
• hardwired
• inquired
• rehired
• required
• respired
• transpired