Braced Synonyms and Antonyms

Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stabilized
  2. heartened
  3. steadied
  4. upheld
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. strengthened
  2. supported
  3. steeled
  4. poised
  5. yoked
  6. bolstered
  7. energized
  8. trussed
  9. tied
  10. girt
  11. stiffened
  12. steadied
  13. stayed
  14. reinforced
  15. paired
  16. readied
  17. aroused
  18. nerved
  19. marked
  20. fortified
  21. propped
  22. invigorated
  23. fastened
  24. coupled
  25. clenched
  26. cased
  27. buttressed
  28. bound
  29. armed
  30. stimulated
Antonyms:
  1. loosened
  2. unfastened
Held up by braces or buttresses
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. buttressed

Braced Sentence Examples

  • She braced herself for the resentful looks.

  • The door opened, and she braced herself.

  • He braced himself to tell her thanks for the night and farewell.

  • She squinted through her fingers and braced herself against one wall to counter the effects the drugs had on her equilibrium as she moved down the long hallway.

  • She braced herself, expecting to feel some sort of rush of energy, like she did when she touched Jule.

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