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Antonyms for inspiring

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-spahyuh r
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈspaɪər

Definition of inspiring

Origin :
  • mid-14c., enspiren, "to fill (the mind, heart, etc., with grace, etc.);" also "to prompt or induce (someone to do something)," from Old French enspirer (13c.), from Latin inspirare "inflame; blow into" (see inspiration), a loan-translation of Greek pnein in the Bible. General sense of "influence or animate with an idea or purpose" is from late 14c. Also sometimes used in literal sense in Middle English Related: Inspired; inspires; inspiring.
  • adj rousing
Example sentences :
  • All these are not means for teaching knowledge, but for inspiring obedience.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • To do violence to any one is a strange way of setting about inspiring love.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Napier took the right method of inspiring his men with his own heroic spirit.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Lydia,” said she, “is there anything ‘awe’-inspiring in this display of the elements?
  • Extract from : « An Encore » by Margaret Deland
  • I'd like for one thing to have a bust of her mother in my study—that would be so inspiring.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • It was among the most inspiring sights I have ever witnessed.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
  • The counsellor of it and the inspiring soul was the wife herself.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • As a whole, the concert had not been inspiring to her; it had been too obviously popular.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • He has, it seems, the great and useful quality of inspiring confidence.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was an inspiring subject, and he began work on it immediately.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Synonyms for inspiring

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