Synonyms and Antonyms of inspire

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hypernym (inspire IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (verb.body)
    breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (verb.body)
     
  • fill with revolutionary ideas (verb.cognition)
    indoctrinate
    teach doctrines to; teach uncritically (verb.cognition)
     
  • heighten or intensify (verb.emotion)
    excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
     
  • serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)
    cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)
     
  • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (verb.communication)
    encourage
    inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to (verb.emotion)
     
  • supply the inspiration for (verb.creation)
    occasion
    give occasion to (verb.creation)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF inspire relation)

  • draw in (air) (verb.body)
    aspirate
    suck in (air) (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    sniff, sniffle
    inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    snivel, snuffle
    snuff up mucus through the nose (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    snuff
    inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    drag, draw, puff
    suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    huff, snort
    inhale recreational drugs (verb.consumption)
     
  • heighten or intensify (verb.emotion)
    encourage
    inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to (verb.emotion)
     
  • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (verb.communication)
    cheerlead
    act as a cheerleader in a sports event (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from inspire)

  • draw in (air) (verb.body)
    aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    inhalator, respirator
    a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    inhalant
    something that is inhaled (noun.substance)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    inspiratory
    pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration (adj.pert)
     
  • fill with revolutionary ideas (verb.cognition)
    revolution
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer
    a leader who stimulates and excites people to action (noun.person)
     
  • heighten or intensify (verb.emotion)
    animation, invigoration, vivification
    the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.state)
    ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (noun.state)
     
  • serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)
    fomentation, instigation
    deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    prompting, suggestion
    persuasion formulated as a suggestion (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    abetment, abettal, instigation
    the verbal act of urging on (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    initiator, instigator
    a person who initiates a course of action (noun.person)
     
  • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (verb.communication)
    urging
    the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    exhortation
    a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    exhortation, incitement
    the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cheering, shouting
    encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    cheerer
    a spectator who shouts encouragement (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    pressing, urgent
    compelling immediate action (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory
    giving strong encouragement (adj.all)
     
  • supply the inspiration for (verb.creation)
    inspiration
    arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity (noun.cognition)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation animate enliven instigate prompt barrack cheer breathe out exhale expire breathe respire indoctrinate cause encourage occasion aspirate sniff snivel snuffle snuff drag aspiration breathing in inhalator respirator inhalant inspiratory
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. animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate . instigate, prompt . barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge on . revolutionise, revolutionize . breathe in, inhale . breathe out, exhale, expire . breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath . indoctrinate . excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir . cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate . encourage . occasion . aspirate . sniff, sniffle . snivel, snuffle . snuff . drag, draw, puff . huff, snort . encourage . cheerlead . aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake . inhalator, respirator . inhalant . inspiratory . revolution . galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer . animation, invigoration, vivification . ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport . fomentation, instigation . prompting, suggestion . abetment, abettal, instigation . initiator, instigator . urging . exhortation . exhortation, incitement . cheering, shouting . cheerer . pressing, urgent . exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory . inspiration


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