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inspiring

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inspiring

causing great emotional or mental stimulation

an inspiring idea for a national program in which young people would commit themselves to a year of community service

Synonyms of inspiring

breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling

Words Related to inspiring

arresting, interesting, intriguing, provocative, tantalizing, titillating

absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting

moving, poignant, touching

enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, spellbinding

dynamic, energetic, high-voltage, kinetic, lively, lusty

Near Antonyms of inspiring

boring, mind-numbing, tedious, tiresome

dreary, dull, humdrum, monotonous, uninteresting

Antonyms of inspiring

unexciting

inspiring

verb , present participle of inspire

Synonyms and Antonyms of inspiring

1 to fill with courage or strength of purpose

the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote

Synonyms of inspiring

bearing up, bucking up, buoying (up), cheering (up), chirking (up), emboldening, encouraging, heartening, inspiriting, steeling

Words Related to inspiring

animating, enlivening, invigorating

enforcing, fortifying, reinforcing (also reenforcing), strengthening

assuring, reassuring

boosting, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, provoking, quickening, rallying, stimulating, stirring

Near Antonyms of inspiring

demoralizing, depressing, saddening

debilitating, enfeebling, hamstringing, undermining, weakening

intimidating, psyching (out)

Antonyms of inspiring

daunting, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting

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

what inspired that comment?

Synonyms of inspiring

educing, eliciting, evoking, raising

Words Related to inspiring

dragging, dredging (up), extorting, extracting, pulling, wangling, wresting, wringing

coaxing (out), gaining, getting, obtaining, procuring, securing

baring, disclosing, discovering, divulging, evincing, exposing, revealing, uncloaking, uncovering, unmasking, unveiling

Phrases Synonymous with inspiring

calling forth

Near Antonyms of inspiring

disregarding, forgetting, ignoring, missing, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over

3 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 of inspiring

edifying, educating, enlightening, illuminating, illuming, illumining, nurturing

Words Related to inspiring

elevating, ennobling, enriching, ensouling, lifting, uplifting

bettering, improving, regenerating, renewing, transforming

exalting, glorifying, transfiguring

Near Antonyms of inspiring

confusing, perplexing, puzzling

beclouding, clouding, darkening, obscuring

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