INSPIRES Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word inspires. (close relations)
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| animates | verbv | |||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||
| arouses | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||
| empowers | verbv | |||||
verb • give or delegate power or authority to • give qualities or abilities to | ||||||
| encourages | verbv | |||||
verb • contribute to the progress or growth of • inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to • spur on | ||||||
| energizes | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to be alert and energetic • raise to a higher energy level | ||||||
| evokes | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • call to mind | ||||||
| excites | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||
| galvanizes | verbv | |||||
verb • to stimulate to action • cover with zinc • stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock | ||||||
| ignites | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| impels | verbv | |||||
verb • urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate • cause to move forward with force | ||||||
| incites | verbv | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action • provoke or stir up • urge on; cause to act | ||||||
| instigates | verbv | |||||
verb • provoke or stir up • serve as the inciting cause of | ||||||
| invigorates | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • give life or energy to • make lively • impart vigor, strength, or vitality to | ||||||
| kindles | verbv | |||||
verb • catch fire • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||
| motivates | verbv | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action | ||||||
| propels | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to move forward with force • give an incentive for action | ||||||
| provokes | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| sparks | nounn | |||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||
| stimulates | verbv | |||||
verb • act as a stimulant • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to occur rapidly • stir feelings in • provide the needed stimulus for | ||||||
| animate | verbv | |||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||
