Bracing Synonyms and Antonyms

brāsĭng
To encourage
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. heartening
  2. upholding
A structural member used to stiffen a framework
Synonyms:
  1. bolstering
  2. buttressing
  3. brace
  4. girding
  5. suspensory
  6. underpinning
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. poising

Bracing Sentence Examples

  • He backed up slightly, bracing for her reaction.

  • She squeezed her eyes closed, bracing herself.

  • Bracing herself, she stepped into the hallway.

  • She changed into her own clothes and gathered the most important of her belongings before bracing herself to leave the room.

  • Where is she? she asked, bracing herself for the answer.

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