Antonyms for inspirational

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-spuh-rey-shuh-nl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn spəˈreɪ ʃə nl

Definition of inspirational

Origin : 1839, "influenced by inspiration;" 1884, "tending to inspire;" see inspiration + -al (1).

As in moving : adj affecting, exciting
As in provocative : adj aggravating
As in stirring : adj moving, rousing
As in thought-provoking : adj stimulating
As in inspiring : adj rousing
As in cultural : adj educational, enlightening

Example sentences :

These men are just splendid to hold up as inspirational to our own.
Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

The teaching is "scientific," but at the same time "inspirational."
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

He makes no rousing speeches, writes no inspirational orders.
Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense

Finding me in an inspirational mood, they plied me with questions.
Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda

It is purely an inspirational game, if one may judge from this exhibition of it.
Extract from : « The Ship Dwellers » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Like woman its medium, Mind is inspirational, wayward and elusive.
Extract from : « Feminism and Sex-Extinction » by Arabella Kenealy

Ruth, hearing this, developed another of her inspirational ideas.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross » by Alice B. Emerson

What can a librarian do to make his library an inspirational force?
Extract from : « The Library and Society » by Various

Inspirational hours are often the fruit of anguish unutterable.
Extract from : « Little Wolf » by M. A. Cornelius

What of inspirational impulse does Goethe bring to his work?
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 » by Various

Synonyms for inspirational

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