Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Filled with or influenced by a creative or divine force: Describes a state of being exceptionally creative, motivated, or brilliant, as if guided by an external, often divine, source of ideas or energy.
   • Of surpassing excellence or brilliance: Describes a work, performance, or idea that is exceptionally good, original, or moving, suggesting it was created under special influence.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The artist gave an inspired performance that moved the entire audience to tears.
  • Her inspired leadership during the crisis brought the team together.
  • He had an inspired idea that solved the problem we had been working on for weeks.

Advanced Usage

• "to be inspired by": to be creatively stimulated or influenced by someone or something.
  • The architect was inspired by the shapes found in nature.
• "inspired guess": a remarkably accurate guess that seems to come from intuition rather than knowledge.
  • It was an inspired guess that led them to the correct answer.

Variants and Related Words

• Inspire (verb): To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially creative.
  • The teacher's passion inspired her students.
• Inspiration (noun): The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something creative; the source of such stimulation.
  • She found inspiration in classical music.
• Inspiring (adjective): Having the effect of inspiring someone.
  • He gave an inspiring speech.

Synonyms

• Brilliant: Exceptionally clever or talented.
• Creative: Relating to or involving the use of imagination or original ideas.
• Divine (in this context): Excellent, delightful, or heavenly.
• Genius (as an adjective): Showing exceptional intellectual or creative power.

Antonyms

• Uninspired: Lacking in imagination or originality.
• Mediocre: Of only moderate quality; not very good.
• Dull: Lacking interest or excitement.

Related Phrases

• Breath of fresh air: Something new and refreshing that provides a positive change (can be similar to an inspired change).
  • The new manager's ideas were a breath of fresh air for the department.
• Stroke of genius: A very clever and original idea or action.
  • Using that material was a stroke of genius.

Adjective

1. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
   • her pies were simply divine
   • the divine Shakespeare
   • an elysian meal
   • an inspired performance