inspired

1. 1.

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

   “her pies were simply divine”

   “the divine Shakespeare”

   “an elysian meal”

   “an inspired performance”

   Synonymsdivineelysian

   Similarglorious

Questions about inspired

What does inspired mean?

inspired means "being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods".

How many syllables are in inspired?

inspired has 3 syllables: in-spi-red. The stress falls on "spi". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈspaɪɚd/.

What is another word for inspired?

Close synonyms include divine, elysian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inspired a common word?

inspired is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with inspired?

2 words rhyme with inspired. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.