Standard Lemma guide

inspired

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ɪnˈspaɪɹd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈspaɪəd/
  • rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S P AY1 ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having excellence through inspiration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Filled with inspiration or motivated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece.
  • He was inspired to learn to fly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Inflated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of inspire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • Government-inspired rumors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her pies were simply divine
  • the divine Shakespeare
  • an elysian meal
  • an inspired performance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: divine, elysian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: inspirita — filled with inspiration or motivated
  • Polish: natchniony — filled with inspiration or motivated
  • Polish: zmotywowany — filled with inspiration or motivated
  • Polish: zainspirowany — filled with inspiration or motivated
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