inspire
Light a fire
Inspire originally meant to breathe life into, which illuminates its modern senses.
To inspire someone is to fill them with creative energy or motivation: Her courage inspired me to speak up.
A person, work, or event can inspire feelings: The landscape inspired awe.
To inspire also means to draw breath into the lungs—the technical term in medicine for inhaling.
Urge forward with support
- empowerGrant authority or confidence
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- energizeSupply with vitality
- galvanizeStimulate into action
stimulate · invigorate · enthuse · activate · arouse · spur · drive · rally
Capacity for original thought
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
vision · artistic · poetic · Calliope · Apollo · Pegasus · creative spark · afflatus
Raise emotionally or physically
- moveChange location or act
- transportMoving things between places
- elevateTo raise upward
- transcendGo beyond limits
exalt · enrapture · overwhelm · astonish · amaze · touch · captivate · enthrall
Sudden profound insight
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- illuminationProvision of light
- realizationGrasping what's true
awakening · clarity · eureka · aha · flash · brainwave · enlightenment · vision
Form mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- envisionPicture in thought
- imagineForm mental pictures
- conceiveForm a mental notion
originate · innovate · design · compose · craft · formulate · develop · conceptualize
Draw air in
- breathAir taken in
- breathe inTake air into lungs
- insufflateBlow into medically
- ventilateCirculate fresh air through
oxygenate · lung · air · respiratory · inhalation
encourage
Urge forward with support
- empowerGrant authority or confidence
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- energizeSupply with vitality
galvanize · stimulate · invigorate · enthuse · activate · arouse · spur · drive · rally · rouse
ignite
Start burning something
awaken · provoke · evoke · stir · prompt · incite · elicit · arouse · stimulate · engender
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
ingenuity · vision · artistic · poetic · Calliope · Apollo · Pegasus · creative spark · afflatus · divine fire
uplift
Raise emotionally or physically
transcend · exalt · enrapture · overwhelm · astonish · amaze · touch · captivate · enthrall · stir
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- illuminationProvision of light
realization · awakening · clarity · eureka · aha · flash · brainwave · enlightenment · vision · discovery
ideate
Form mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- envisionPicture in thought
- imagineForm mental pictures
conceive · originate · innovate · design · compose · craft · formulate · develop · conceptualize · generate
inhale
Draw air in
- breathAir taken in
- breathe inTake air into lungs
- insufflateBlow into medically
ventilate · oxygenate · lung · air · respiratory · inhalation
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
affect · sway · transform · nurture · steer · impact · lead · direct · condition · model
- empowerment verbsencourage, uplift, support, enable, boost
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, encouragement, determination
- personal growthlearning, enlightenment, coming-of-age, growth, knowledge
- leadership jargonempower, delegate, motivate, visionary, lead by example
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
inspirediscourage
Diminish someone's confidence
dishearten · dispirit · demoralize · daunt · depress
- inspirational quotesMotivating passages from others
- inspired byCreatively motivated through
- inspirational womenWomen who uplift and motivate
- divine inspirationGuidance from the sacred
- inspirational talesNarratives promoting hope and courage
- inspirational talksSpeeches meant to motivate
inspired, inspiring, inspiration, uninspired, uninspiring, inspirational, inspires, inspirations, inspirer