Synonyms for In-spires:

• v.

  •actuate (verb)
  • incite,
  • egg on,
  • inspire,
  • activate,
  • stimulate,
  • rouse,
  • put up to,
  • instigate,
  • mobilize,
  • impel,
  • induce,
  • propel,
  • drive,
  • work into lather,
  • turn on,
  • prompt,
  • energize,
  • move,
  • key up.
  •affect (verb)
  • impinge,
  • involve,
  • disturb,
  • alter,
  • change,
  • perturb,
  • modify,
  • act on,
  • prevail,
  • relate,
  • upset,
  • transform,
  • interest,
  • regard,
  • overcome.
  •animate (verb)
  • gladden,
  • cheer,
  • vivify,
  • kindle,
  • revivify,
  • liven,
  • fire,
  • vitalize,
  • encourage,
  • make alive,
  • revive.
  •assure (verb)
  • comfort,
  • sell on,
  • persuade,
  • satisfy,
  • sell,
  • soothe,
  • bet on,
  • bag.
  •boost (verb)
  • push,
  • support,
  • foster,
  • praise,
  • advance,
  • promote,
  • advertise,
  • assist,
  • plug,
  • sustain.
  •bring on (verb)
  • accelerate,
  • lead to,
  • precipitate,
  • expedite,
  • generate.
  •carry (verb)
  • capture,
  • be victorious,
  • secure,
  • effect,
  • gain.
  •drive (verb)
  • goose,
  • pressure,
  • lean on,
  • force,
  • act upon,
  • pound,
  • ride herd on,
  • oblige,
  • send,
  • harass,
  • actuate,
  • press,
  • hasten,
  • compel,
  • worry,
  • prod,
  • herd,
  • coerce,
  • chase,
  • railroad,
  • nag,
  • kick,
  • constrain,
  • hustle,
  • overwork,
  • hound,
  • overburden,
  • work on,
  • bulldoze,
  • steamroll,
  • hurl,
  • shove,
  • goad,
  • dog,
  • spirit up,
  • rush,
  • shepherd,
  • hurry,
  • make.
  •elevate (verb)
  • refine,
  • sublimate,
  • buoy up,
  • lift up,
  • boost,
  • perk up,
  • brighten,
  • bring up,
  • glorify,
  • uplift.
  •embolden (verb)
  • refresh,
  • give pep talk,
  • revitalize,
  • Enhearten,
  • give courage,
  • psyche up,
  • rally,
  • buoy.
  •encourage (verb)
  • console,
  • strengthen,
  • fortify,
  • prick,
  • steel,
  • psych up,
  • applaud,
  • prop up,
  • buck up,
  • give shot in arm,
  • restore,
  • cheer up.
  •entertain (verb)
  • gratify,
  • enthrall,
  • ecstasize,
  • captivate,
  • solace,
  • absorb,
  • make merry,
  • knock dead,
  • relax,
  • delight,
  • beguile,
  • crack up,
  • charm,
  • grab,
  • humor,
  • regale,
  • recreate,
  • occupy,
  • slay,
  • tickle,
  • engross,
  • indulge,
  • pique,
  • please,
  • distract,
  • divert.
  •exhilarate (verb)
  • pep up,
  • put zip into,
  • rejoice,
  • snap up,
  • thrill,
  • pick up,
  • lift,
  • juice.
  •fire (verb)
  • heighten,
  • electrify,
  • intensify,
  • irritate,
  • intoxicate,
  • Impassion,
  • enthuse.
  •gasp (verb)
  • gulp,
  • inhale,
  • convulse,
  • catch one's breath,
  • choke,
  • respire,
  • pant,
  • blow,
  • sniffle,
  • wheeze,
  • fight for breath,
  • whoop,
  • heave,
  • snort,
  • puff.
  •get (verb)
  • bias,
  • amuse,
  • dispose,
  • predispose,
  • entertain,
  • stir up,
  • bend.
  •hearten (verb)
  • assure.
  •impel (verb)
  • lash,
  • thrust,
  • start,
  • power,
  • require,
  • poke,
  • foment,
  • jog,
  • set in motion.
  •impress (verb)
  • grandstand,
  • faze,
  • awe,
  • show off,
  • be conspicuous,
  • buffalo,
  • blow away,
  • make an impression,
  • make splash,
  • enforce,
  • overawe,
  • score,
  • push around,
  • register,
  • knock out,
  • kill,
  • make a hit.
  •incite (verb)
  • exhort,
  • craze,
  • abet,
  • solicit,
  • PSYCH,
  • agitate,
  • talk into,
  • set off,
  • fan the fire,
  • coax,
  • forward,
  • raise,
  • further,
  • get to,
  • set,
  • taunt,
  • whip up.
  •inform (verb)
  • enlighten,
  • tell on,
  • give a tip,
  • apprise,
  • educate,
  • tout,
  • squeal,
  • give away,
  • post,
  • update,
  • warn,
  • show the ropes,
  • snitch,
  • caution,
  • edify,
  • level,
  • tell,
  • endow,
  • tattle,
  • give a pointer,
  • tip,
  • Forewarn,
  • let in on,
  • Familiarize,
  • let know,
  • send word,
  • acquaint,
  • wise,
  • invest,
  • fill in,
  • make conversant with,
  • blab,
  • give two cents,
  • advise,
  • clue,
  • betray,
  • illuminate,
  • instruct,
  • notify,
  • teach,
  • leak,
  • brief.
  •infuse (verb)
  • leaven,
  • pervade,
  • inculcate,
  • impart,
  • suffuse,
  • inoculate,
  • saturate,
  • indoctrinate,
  • impregnate,
  • permeate,
  • steep,
  • intersperse,
  • ingrain,
  • breathe into,
  • plant,
  • implant.
  •inhale (verb)
  • gasp,
  • suck in,
  • insufflate,
  • pull,
  • smell,
  • sniff,
  • draw in,
  • drag.
  •inspire (verb)
  • exhilarate,
  • cause,
  • commove,
  • affect,
  • get,
  • impress,
  • strike,
  • infuse,
  • endue,
  • stir,
  • inflame,
  • start off,
  • work up,
  • imbue,
  • spark,
  • inspirit,
  • influence,
  • give one an idea,
  • sway,
  • reassure,
  • excite,
  • animate,
  • quicken,
  • touch,
  • inform,
  • exalt,
  • embolden,
  • give impetus,
  • galvanize,
  • set up,
  • invigorate,
  • hearten,
  • infect,
  • enkindle,
  • trigger,
  • produce,
  • carry,
  • spur,
  • urge,
  • fire up,
  • instill,
  • enliven,
  • give rise to,
  • occasion,
  • be responsible for,
  • elate,
  • provoke,
  • arouse,
  • motivate.
  •instill (verb)
  • engraft,
  • diffuse,
  • infix,
  • brainwash,
  • program,
  • intermix,
  • transfuse,
  • inject,
  • inseminate,
  • engender,
  • infiltrate,
  • interject,
  • catechize,
  • put in head,
  • propagandize,
  • insinuate,
  • disseminate,
  • insert,
  • force in.
  •kindle (verb)
  • waken,
  • whet,
  • challenge,
  • sharpen,
  • awaken,
  • wake,
  • bestir,
  • burn up,
  • exasperate,
  • get smoking.
  •motivate (verb)
  • innervate,
  • incline,
  • lead,
  • sound,
  • set astir,
  • bring,
  • give incentive,
  • prevail upon,
  • draw,
  • set afoot,
  • predetermine,
  • suggest,
  • Innerve,
  • touch off.
  •move (verb)
  • get going,
  • operate,
  • draw up,
  • budge,
  • convert,
  • recommend,
  • propose,
  • advocate,
  • shift,
  • turn,
  • tug at,
  • play on,
  • introduce,
  • submit,
  • put forward.
  •occasion (verb)
  • elicit,
  • DO,
  • evoke,
  • hatch,
  • muster,
  • originate,
  • create,
  • breed.
  •predispose (verb)
  • prejudice,
  • cultivate,
  • prepare,
  • make expectant,
  • prime,
  • make of a mind to,
  • govern.
  •prompt (verb)
  • help,
  • remind,
  • help out,
  • sic,
  • mention,
  • imply,
  • aid,
  • hint,
  • call forth,
  • win over,
  • indicate,
  • convince.
  •provoke (verb)
  • bring on,
  • begin,
  • bring to one's feet,
  • build up,
  • Roust,
  • titillate,
  • bring down,
  • Suscitate,
  • bring about,
  • draw forth,
  • titivate.
  •push (verb)
  • jolly,
  • dragoon,
  • kid,
  • speed up,
  • put the screws to,
  • bear down,
  • exert influence,
  • pour it on,
  • browbeat,
  • go to town on,
  • speed,
  • squeeze,
  • Overpress,
  • strong-arm.
  •quicken (verb)
  • increase,
  • make haste,
  • spring,
  • Vivificate,
  • step up,
  • shake up,
  • grow,
  • dispatch.
  •reassure (verb)
  • guarantee,
  • snap one out of it,
  • relieve,
  • give confidence,
  • give a lift,
  • put one's mind to rest,
  • brace,
  • bolster.
  •set up (verb)
  • construct,
  • assemble,
  • subsidize,
  • put up,
  • build,
  • erect,
  • establish,
  • install,
  • found,
  • usher in,
  • inaugurate,
  • rear,
  • constitute,
  • compose,
  • open,
  • initiate,
  • back,
  • arrange,
  • organize,
  • elevate,
  • make provision for,
  • put together,
  • prearrange,
  • institute,
  • launch.
  •sniff (verb)
  • nose,
  • snuff,
  • detect,
  • scent,
  • snuffle,
  • Snift.
  •stimulate (verb)
  • jazz,
  • dynamize,
  • get one going,
  • perk,
  • steam up,
  • spirit,
  • hook,
  • build a fire under,
  • fan,
  • get one started,
  • wake up.
  •sting (verb)
  • hurt,
  • wound,
  • tingle,
  • needle,
  • prickle,
  • injure,
  • bite,
  • burn,
  • smart.
  •stir (verb)
  • spook,
  • add fuel to fire,
  • stir embers,
  • adjy,
  • feed the fire,
  • switch on,
  • rile,
  • rout,
  • make waves.
  •strike (verb)
  • reach,
  • have semblance,
  • be plausible,
  • HIT,
  • dawn on,
  • seem,
  • come to mind,
  • look,
  • occur to.
  •sway (verb)
  • lead by the nose,
  • control,
  • rule,
  • turn one's head,
  • reign,
  • twist one's arm,
  • hold sway over,
  • put across,
  • crack,
  • guide,
  • prevail on,
  • soften up,
  • impact on,
  • rule over,
  • conduct,
  • manage,
  • dominate,
  • direct,
  • whitewash,
  • overrule.
  •thrill (verb)
  • glow,
  • enchant,
  • knock one's socks off,
  • palpitate,
  • wow,
  • quiver,
  • flutter,
  • go over big,
  • flush,
  • race one's motor,
  • tremble.
  •touch (verb)
  • melt,
  • tug at the heart,
  • soften,
  • strike a chord,
  • get through to,
  • stroke,
  • mark,
  • feel out.
  •urge (verb)
  • attract,
  • sanction,
  • champion,
  • appeal to,
  • maneuver,
  • commend,
  • rationalize,
  • wheedle,
  • request,
  • favor,
  • beseech,
  • countenance,
  • tempt,
  • insist on,
  • entreat,
  • implore,
  • speak for,
  • conjure,
  • plead,
  • ask,
  • charge,
  • adjure,
  • counsel,
  • endorse.

Antonyms for In-spires:

• v.

  • actuate
    hinder, retard, weaken, prevent, repress, impede, check, delay, slow.
  • affect
    keep, surrender, order, remain, stagnate, stay, hold, continue.
  • animate
    deter, kill, tire, disenchant, suppress.
  • assure
    distress.
  • boost
    decrease, blow, hide, undermine, hurt, set back, condemn.
  • carry
    fail, neglect, miss, forfeit, let go.
  • drive
    dally, pull, curb, procrastinate, rest, wait.
  • elevate
    deprecate, denounce, disdain, drop, upset, bring down, spurn, shame, demote, trouble, disgrace, lessen, push down, lower.
  • encourage
    block, uninspire, sadden, dampen, deject, confuse, agitate, annoy, dispirit.
  • entertain
    disturb, disappoint, forget, not use, repulse, worry, repel, frustrate, pain, anger, offend, irritate, reject, turn away, disregard, displease, turn off, refuse.
  • exhilarate
    receive.
  • fire
    hire, soothe, delight.
  • get
    misconstrue, depart, understand, mismanage, overthrow, misunderstand, leave, pass, give in, yield, overtake.
  • impel
    end.
  • impress
    take apart, create, bear, give birth.
  • incite
    tranquilize, finish, cease, prohibit.
  • inform
    deceive, keep secret, withhold, mislead, obscure, learn, be quiet, conceal, secret.
  • infuse
    dry, take out, dehydrate.
  • inhale
    breathe out, exhale.
  • inspire
    enervate, leave alone, depress, bore, quiet, dissuade, lull, discourage, deaden, halt, please, dull, dishearten, stop, lose, calm.
  • inspirit
    damage.
  • instill
    dislodge, uproot.
  • kindle
    extinguish, put out, blunt.
  • motivate
    disconcert.
  • move
    oppose, pause, fix.
  • occasion
    result, ruin, destroy.
  • predispose
    consent, obey, comply, ignore, be fair, be just.
  • provoke
    make happy.
  • quicken
    decelerate, diminish.
  • reassure
    unnerve.
  • set up
    disperse, raze, disarrange, disorder, close, disorganize, conclude, demolish, dismantle, scatter.
  • sniff
    hold nose.
  • stimulate
    release.
  • sting
    help, cure, aid, heal.
  • stir
    laze.
  • strike
    tap, not touch, pass up.
  • sway
    abandon, submit, steady, misguide, serve.
  • thrill
    be still.
  • touch
    cower, shy away, shrink, pacify, secrete.
  • urge
    criticize, retreat, deny, disapprove, protest, reply, censure, answer.