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

Ledger, especially, is a role model; his quietly strong performance in Brokeback Mountain was a touchstone for Whalefall — for both Abrams and director BrianDuffield, who included it on a Letterboxd list of inspirations for the film. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Below, check out more stars who have adopted completely different names, and their inspirations behind them. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026

The book is full of gorgeous photos of their projects, including their own homes (Bunny’s mossy green-colored library, for example), plus their inspirations and design philosophies. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Later that evening, the same stage will host one of Abyss’s musical inspirations, Chad Gray, lead vocalist of Mudvayne. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

But those pressures were nonetheless, for the most part, detrimental to Dunham personally, to her artistic development, and to the inspirations that made the series so exciting at first. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The shape of a Project Runway episode was discernible here — conversations with the designers about their inspirations, an in-depth look at their design process, backstage time at the runway shows — but the execution was Temu level. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

My three big inspirations are Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026