inspiring
ADJECTIVE:
1. having an animating or exalting effect.
2. having the effect of inspiring someone:
he was an inspiring teacher.
3. something or someone that is inspiring is exciting and makes you feel strongly interested and enthusiastic:
She was one of the most inspiring people I've ever met; It was not exactly our most inspiring performance of the season.
Example:
an inspiring idea for a national program in which young people would commit themselves to a year of community service. —Merriam-Webster.
Synonyms:
breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling.
Related Words:
encouraging, exalting, heartening, inspiriting, inspirational, moving, refreshing, uplifting.
Antonyms:
unexciting.
Origin:
First Known Use of inspiring: 1717. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.
1. having an animating or exalting effect.
2. having the effect of inspiring someone:
he was an inspiring teacher.
3. something or someone that is inspiring is exciting and makes you feel strongly interested and enthusiastic:
She was one of the most inspiring people I've ever met; It was not exactly our most inspiring performance of the season.
Example:
an inspiring idea for a national program in which young people would commit themselves to a year of community service. —Merriam-Webster.
Synonyms:
breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling.
Related Words:
encouraging, exalting, heartening, inspiriting, inspirational, moving, refreshing, uplifting.
Antonyms:
unexciting.
Origin:
First Known Use of inspiring: 1717. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.