Inspired

//ɪnˈspaɪɹd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of inspire. form-of, participle, past

    "Government-inspired rumors"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having excellence through inspiration.

    "The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded."

  2. 2
    Filled with inspiration or motivated.

    "The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece."

  3. 3
    Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.

    "Korean shamans are thought to be capable of inspired speech, in which they convey the words of the gods."

  4. 4
    Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.
  5. 5
    Inflated. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods wordnet

Synonyms

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afireapocalypticapostolicappropriateaptbiblical

Example

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"Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue."

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bio-inspired

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