Synonyms of inspires

inspires

verb

present tense third-person singular of inspire

1

as in encourages

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encourages
• emboldens
• heartens
• reinforces
• stimulates
• cheers (up)
• provokes
• buoys (up)
• bears up
• animates
• invigorates
• inspirits
• enlivens
• reassures
• enforces
• steels
• excites
• chirks (up)
• energizes
• assures
• bucks up
• strengthens
• stirs
• reenforces
• galvanizes
• fortifies
• rallies
• quickens
• boosts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• disheartens
• daunts
• saddens
• depresses
• undermines
• demoralizes
• weakens
• debilitates
• dispirits
• intimidates
• enfeebles
• hamstrings
• psychs (out)

2

as in elicits

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

what inspired that comment?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elicits
• evokes
• reveals
• raises
• gets
• calls forth
• pulls
• educes
• obtains
• drags
• extracts
• procures
• exposes
• gains
• extorts
• secures
• wrings
• discovers
• uncovers
• wrests
• dredges (up)
• discloses
• evinces
• divulges
• unveils
• unmasks
• coaxes (out)
• wangles
• bares
• uncloaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misses
• forgets
• disregards
• overlooks
• passes over
• overpasses

3

as in educates

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 & Similar Words

• educates
• enriches
• nurtures
• transforms
• illumines
• enlightens
• uplifts
• illuminates
• edifies
• improves
• elevates
• ennobles
• illumes
• lifts
• exalts
• transfigures
• renews
• regenerates
• betters
• ensouls
• glorifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• puzzles
• obscures
• perplexes
• darkens
• clouds
• beclouds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inspires

That insight has guided the team at Typhur, headquartered in San Jose at the heart of Silicon Valley, a location that inspires them to engineer precision with intuitive design. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe. —Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025

Matilda Tongying Liang dedicated her collection to her mother, who inspires her, said Liang. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. —Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline. —AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025

Philomelic writing is an outcry borne of pain, writing that demands community awareness and social change, or at least that inspires acknowledgement of an injustice or a moral failing that might shift the behaviors of readers. —Douglas Unger august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025

Paul takes a local gal to his hotel room for a nightcap, which inspires the gal’s husband to take a chair to Paul’s head. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025

But Berner would still be white — specifically, the kind of white girl who gets in the face of a Black woman and yells at her that her mere existence inspires violence. —Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025