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Synonyms for inspire
ɪnˈspaɪərin·spire

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Wiktionary5.0 / 2 votes

  1. inspireverb

    To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.

    Antonyms:
    expire

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 3 votes

  1. inspire

    Synonyms:
    animate, inspirit, inflame, imbue, impel, encourage, inhale, enliven, cheer, breathe in, infuse, exhilarate

    Antonyms:
    depress, dispirit, discourage, deter

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exaltverb

    heighten or intensify

    "These paintings exalt the imagination"

    Synonyms:
    revivify, tickle pink, animate, quicken, glorify, laud, extol, enliven, beatify, cheer, vivify, animize, urge on, instigate, root on, liven up, renovate, invigorate, exhilarate, urge, exalt, proclaim, thrill, prompt, revolutionize, recreate, reinvigorate, animise, barrack, repair, exhort, inhale, reanimate, pep up, breathe in, liven, revolutionise, revive, inebriate

  2. inspireverb

    supply the inspiration for

    "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

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

  3. prompt, inspire, instigateverb

    serve as the inciting cause of

    "She prompted me to call my relatives"

    Synonyms:
    enliven, actuate, cue, invigorate, instigate, inhale, prompt, urge, move, exhort, propel, motivate, barrack, remind, exalt, stir up, breathe in, revolutionise, revolutionize, pep up, urge on, animate, incite, root on, set off, cheer

  4. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep upverb

    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

    "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

    Synonyms:
    jeer, juice up, animate, pep up, press, scoff, root on, enliven, cheer, urge on, instigate, flout, advocate, invigorate, urge, exalt, ginger up, exhort, hearten, jolly along, prompt, revolutionize, jazz up, recreate, cheer up, barrack, recommend, inhale, chirk up, embolden, breathe in, revolutionise, jolly up, gibe

  5. revolutionize, revolutionise, inspireverb

    fill with revolutionary ideas

    Synonyms:
    enliven, cheer, invigorate, urge on, breathe in, root on, instigate, inhale, prompt, overturn, exhort, barrack, exalt, revolutionize, pep up, revolutionise, animate, urge

  6. inhale, inspire, breathe inverb

    draw in (air)

    "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    inhale air, draw in the breath

  2. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    inhale, breathe in

  3. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    breathe into, fill with the breath

  4. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    infuse, instil

  5. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    animate, inspirit, enliven, cheer

  6. inspireverb

    Synonyms:
    affect by supernatural influence

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inspire

    Synonyms:
    Inhale

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How to use inspire in a sentence?

  1. Toni Myers:

    The main reason I wanted to make the film was to inspire our audiences, young and old, but particularly young people, when you see the Earth from that perspective it's a whole emotional experience and you see just how beautiful the planet is and when you also see some of the things that are happening to it, it was to inspire people that it is definitely worth taking care of it, better stewardship in the future, trying to find solutions for some of the problems that we're facing, but that we can do it if we work together.

  2. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

    Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

  3. Shaquem Griffin:

    I feel like I could just start curling 225 right now and I ’m pretty sure come tomorrow, it’s going to be adrenalin just going crazy. I ’m excited about tomorrow. If I feel this good doing the bench press, I ca n’t wait to see how I am tomorrow. if I can inspire one, and they can inspire another and( soon we ’ll) inspire a thousand.

  4. Tony Dorsett:

    To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

  5. Shaquem Griffin:

    If I can inspire one, and they can inspire another and( soon we ’ll) inspire a thousand.


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