All inspiration synonyms

noun inspiration

• idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
• motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
• revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
• insight — an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
• incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
• vision — the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
• whim — an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
• brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
• hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
• fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
• illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
• flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
• creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
• stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
• approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
• brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
• muse — to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
• rumble — to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
• animus — If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it.
• impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
• spark — Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918–2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• thought — Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
• notion — a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
• afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
• arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
• stimulus — something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
• encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
• enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
• elevation — The action or fact of elevating or being elevated.
• exaltation — A feeling or state of extreme happiness.
• inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
• creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
• inventiveness — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
• brilliance — great brightness; radiance
• brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz