Synonyms of brace

brace 1 of 2

noun

1

as in support

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else

wore a brace for the injured knee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• support
• reinforcement
• shore
• prop
• mount
• mounting
• pillar
• spur
• stay
• truss
• bracket
• crutch
• foundation
• column
• arch
• buttress
• underpinning
• shoring
• cantilever
• stand
• peg
• frame
• pedestal
• girder
• strut
• pilaster
• bolster
• bearing
• stake
• post
• stanchion
• base
• stilt

2

as in pair

two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together

bagged a brace of pheasants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pair
• couple
• twain
• duo
• partnership
• twosome
• companion
• dyad
• couplet
• team
• yoke
• span
• half
• twin
• complement
• doublet
• coordinate
• equivalent
• parallel
• peer
• match
• fellow
• counterpart
• mate
• rival
• like
• equal

brace

2 of 2

verb

ˈbrās 

1

as in to stimulate

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

the pep talk braced the team up for the second half

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulate
• stir
• lift
• animate
• provoke
• cheer
• spike
• trigger
• arouse
• drive
• activate
• energize
• electrify
• fire
• enliven
• awaken
• strengthen
• inspire
• invigorate
• raise
• vitalize
• vivify
• excite
• zip (up)
• revive
• quicken
• propel
• fillip
• jazz (up)
• motivate
• recreate
• awake
• rouse
• spark
• rally
• motive
• jump-start
• boost
• liven (up)
• amp (up)
• move
• juice up
• charge
• pep (up)
• steel
• actuate
• set off
• wake (up)
• buoy
• galvanize
• ginger (up)
• refresh
• renew
• impel
• resurrect
• instigate
• fortify
• incite
• foment
• hearten
• abet
• turn on
• whip (up)
• infuse
• embolden
• kindle
• ferment
• inflame
• regenerate
• reinvigorate
• resuscitate
• reactivate
• recharge
• revitalize
• rekindle
• rejuvenate
• reanimate
• enkindle
• reawaken
• reenergize
• restimulate
• reawake
• refreshen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wear
• kill
• dull
• dampen
• damp
• deaden
• weary
• undermine
• exhaust
• wear out
• weaken
• check
• drain
• restrain
• wash out
• burn out
• fatigue
• curb
• debilitate
• harass
• knock out
• slow
• inhibit
• suppress
• enfeeble
• sap
• do in
• stunt
• quell
• repress
• quench
• still
• discourage
• enervate
• fag
• tucker (out)
• demoralize
• daunt
• jade
• dishearten
• kayo
• dispirit

2

as in to support

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

several boards braced the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• support
• carry
• sustain
• bolster
• stay
• uphold
• buttress
• bear
• truss
• underpin
• shore (up)
• undergird
• prop (up)
• steady
• underlie

3

as in to fortify

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

she braced herself for the job interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fortify
• ready
• strengthen
• steel
• nerve
• reinforce
• bolster
• arm
• forearm
• poise
• enforce
• comfort
• support
• rally
• psych (up)
• buttress
• encourage
• season
• inure
• sustain
• rouse
• harden
• boost
• stir
• toughen
• inspire
• hearten
• prop (up)
• buoy (up)
• embolden
• cheer (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shake
• discourage
• demoralize
• daunt
• unnerve
• dishearten
• undermine
• soften
• undercut
• weaken
• tire
• prostrate
• psych (out)
• debilitate
• dispirit
• sap
• enfeeble
• enervate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brace

Noun

Susac, whose season is likely over, is currently using crutches while wearing a large black brace on his knee while the swelling goes down. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

He had been involved in a car crash, which accounts for the neck brace worn in his booking photo. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

With recent cuts to California CalFresh and SNAP program benefits, which provide food assistance to thousands of families across the state, local food distribution services are bracing for the impact. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

In northern Italy, rice farmers in the Po Valley are bracing for heavy losses due to lack of irrigation. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026