Unscramble braced

Definition of braced

adjective:

• positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced".
• held up by braces or buttresses. Synonyms: buttressed.

verb:

• prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. Synonyms: brace, poise.
• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel". Synonyms: brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady.
• support by bracing. Synonyms: brace.
• cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me", "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate". Synonyms: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate. Antonyms: de-energise, de-energize, sedate.

Related words

animate, ballast, cathect, enliven, guy, invigorate, liven, nerve, quicken, reanimate, recreate, reinvigorate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, steel, tread, vivify.

Words nearby

brace, bracer, braces, bracted.

Rhymes with

based, baste, chased, chaste, debased, disgraced, distaste, encased, faced, foretaste, haste, interlaced, laced, lambaste, misplaced, paste, placed, spaced, taste, unplaced.