bracing

brac·ing

adj \ˈbrā-siŋ\

Definition of BRACING

: giving strength, vigor, or freshness <a bracing breeze>

— brac·ing·ly adverb

Examples of BRACING

1. <a chilly but bracing day>

First Known Use of BRACING

1750

Related to BRACING

Synonyms: tonic, cordial, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating, stimulative, vital, vitalizing

Related Words: life-giving; conditioning, strengthening; animating, exhilarating, exhilarative, quickening, sharp; corrective, curative, curing, medicinal, rectifying, recuperative, reformative, reformatory, rehabilitative, remedial, remedying, reparative, therapeutic; beneficial, healthful, healthy, helpful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Near Antonyms: deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing, sapping, weakening, wearying; deleterious, injurious, pernicious; insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

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Rhymes with BRACING

casing, facing, lacing, racing, spacing, tracing