INSPIRED Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

inspired 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of inspired

as in talented

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verb

past tense of inspire

as in encouraged

to fill with courage or strength of purpose the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote

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as in elicited

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) what inspired that comment?

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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

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Recent Examples of inspired

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Unique red sand, aqua seas, and dramatic lava cliffs provide an inspired setting. — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 In photos obtained by People, Hayek sports a retro-inspired, clavicle-length style complete with finger waves. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026

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Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 The backstory Everything started in Paris back in 2007 with the Experimental Cocktail Club, a speakeasy-style bar inspired by the craft cocktail revivals happening in New York City and London. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspired

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspired

Adjective

Now, the two talented performers are, once again, setting the internet on fire.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Waterstones had previously churned through young employees, so Daunt set up six major promotion points, with salary increases at each, allowing the most talented booksellers to grow across a full career.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of talented

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Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly dismissed previous caution of AI tools and encouraged rapid autonomous innovation at the Pentagon.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouraged

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The success elicited loud cheers in mission control, which viewers saw and heard on JAXA's launch webcast.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Perhaps the only prominent Ukrainian who has demanded a wartime election is Fedorov, the former defense minister who elicited the comment about Starshield from Musk.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of elicited

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He was educated at Middlebury College, and lived in New York City for 15 years, before settling back on the farm with his wife, Olga, and their children, Fiona and Abraham.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Of that cohort, CSET found that 70 percent were foreign-born or foreign- educated.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of educated

Adjective

According to People, partygoers were gifted Chanel and Hermès handbags, and a game-show-style giveaway saw cash prizes starting at $10,000 and climbing to a staggering $1 million.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Alex, a gifted cellist who comes home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road, is that part.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifted

Verb

The dress was designed with a plunging neckline and a formfitting silhouette with a strips of fabric that evoked sunlight and rays.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Those first computers, developed during the Second World War, evoked the basement warehouses of a chandelier wholesaler.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of evoked

Adjective

The factor that seems to unite everyone is a sense of repetition—no matter the style, writers will play the same songs over and over again to reach a kind of creative trance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Those of us in the creative world have to embrace all the ups and downs, and the rights and the wrongs.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of creative

Adjective

Studies have shown that countries with stronger IP systems tend to be more innovative, while weaker IP systems may stifle innovation.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In keeping with its innovative and eco-minded bent, Ecoalf developed construction-ready textiles to cover about 60 percent of the boutique, including 16-foot-tall arches.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

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