Synonyms of inspirations

inspirations

noun

plural of inspiration

1

as in motivations

something that arouses action or activity

She traveled cross-country seeking inspiration for her next book.

He credits his mother as his inspiration for becoming a social worker.

Related Words

• motivations
• encouragements
• impetuses
• incentives
• reasons
• inducements
• stimuli
• excitements
• stimulations
• causes
• prods
• sparks
• goads
• spurs
• stimulants
• inductions
• fuels
• provocations
• influences
• incitements
• yeasts
• instigations
• impulses
• jogs
• galvanizations
• momenta
• ingredients
• antecedents
• catalyzers
• factors
• mechanisms
• determinants
• incitations
• tools
• boosts
• occasions
• enticements
• expedients
• lures

Dissimilar Words

• disincentives
• counterincentives

2

as in comforts

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble

The return of summer brought with it a new sense of inspiration.

Related Words

• comforts
• uplifts
• cheers
• reliefs
• encouragements
• consolations
• assurances
• reassurances
• solaces
• contentments
• alleviations
• mitigations
• assuagements

Dissimilar Words

• heartaches
• tortures
• distresses
• heartbreaks
• torments
• anguishes
• cold comforts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inspirations

Bieber cites Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christy Turlington, and Elizabeth Hurley as her ultimate inspirations. — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 14 July 2026

There’s nothing Olivia Rodrigo loves more than celebrating her musical inspirations. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

In April, Swims spoke with a small group of journalists for a Q&A held at T-Mobile’s Club Magenta at Stagecoach and opened up about the source of his recent musical inspirations. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

His music existed at a remove from his inspirations, cobbled together from secondhand memories and his own Western childhood. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

Ground your inspirations with practicality. — Usa Today, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Karl-Anthony Towns got praise from one of his inspirations Tuesday after winning an NBA championship with the New York Knicks. — Katherine Lam, CBS News, 16 June 2026

More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026

Harry has said Lane was one of his inspirations to create the Invictus Games, a worldwide competition for wounded, injured and ill military service members. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026