inspired
/in'spaiəd/
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Definition
- 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
- 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