Definition of INSPIRED

inspired

Verb

  • heighten or intensify
  • supply the inspiration for
    • "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
  • serve as the inciting cause of
  • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  • fill with revolutionary ideas
  • draw in (air)
  • simple past and past participle of inspire.

Adjective Satellite

  • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
    • "an inspired performance"

Adj

  • Having excellence through inspiration.
  • Filled with inspiration or motivated.
  • Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.
  • Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.
  • Inflated.

Examples

  • He was inspired to learn to fly.
  • Korean shamans are thought to be capable of inspired speech, in which they convey the words of the gods.
  • The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
  • The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece.

Synonyms

animate, barrack, breathe in, cheer, divine, elysian, enliven, exalt, exhort, inhale, inspire, instigate, invigorate, pep up, prompt, revolutionise, revolutionize, root on, urge, urge on

Antonyms

exhale

Scrabble Score: 11

inspired: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inspired: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inspired: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

inspired: valid Words With Friends Word