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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.

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