adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɪnˈspaɪɹd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈspaɪəd/
rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
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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