Synonyms of inspired

inspired 1 of 2

adjective

as in talented

Related Words

• talented
• gifted
• creative
• innovative
• imaginative
• inventive
• original
• ingenious
• resourceful
• innovatory
• innovational
• clever
• originative
• prolific
• fruitful
• Promethean
• fertile
• productive
• generative
• germinal
• fecund

Dissimilar Words

• unimaginative
• uninspired
• unoriginal
• uncreative
• imitative
• unproductive
• uninventive
• infertile
• talentless

inspired

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verb

past tense of inspire

1

as in encouraged

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraged
• emboldened
• heartened
• inspirited
• reinforced
• stimulated
• buoyed (up)
• cheered (up)
• invigorated
• enlivened
• steeled
• bore up
• animated
• provoked
• enforced
• reassured
• bucked up
• excited
• strengthened
• chirked (up)
• energized
• assured
• stirred
• rallied
• galvanized
• fortified
• quickened
• boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• daunted
• disheartened
• saddened
• depressed
• undermined
• weakened
• demoralized
• dispirited
• intimidated
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• hamstrung
• psyched (out)

2

as in elicited

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

what inspired that comment?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elicited
• evoked
• revealed
• raised
• called forth
• got
• pulled
• educed
• gained
• extracted
• obtained
• exposed
• dragged
• discovered
• extorted
• procured
• secured
• dredged (up)
• uncovered
• unveiled
• wrested
• wrung
• coaxed (out)
• disclosed
• divulged
• wangled
• evinced
• unmasked
• bared
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• missed
• neglected
• overlooked
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over
• overpassed

3

as in educated

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

great works of visual art can inspire us in ways that the written word often cannot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• educated
• enriched
• transformed
• enlightened
• nurtured
• illumined
• uplifted
• illuminated
• edified
• improved
• illumed
• elevated
• ennobled
• lifted
• renewed
• bettered
• transfigured
• regenerated
• exalted
• ensouled
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• puzzled
• perplexed
• obscured
• darkened
• clouded
• beclouded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inspired

Adjective

The Looney Tunes animation–live action hybrid film is an inspired David-and-Goliath tale about the overreach and cruelty of corporations in the modern age, and its journey to release is a real-life corollary. — Angelica Jade Bastién, 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

Verb

Encompassed in lush greenery and steeped in the legacy of the very walls that inspired designers like Christian Dior, the property seamlessly blends 18th-century French elegance with striking Art Deco design. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Though the hotel burned down twice, it was rebuilt following the more recent fire of 1925; its present-day structure is inspired by Rome’s Villa Medici. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026