Synonyms of forearm

forearm

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈärm 

as in to brace

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forearm

The next moment, George Atkinson is forearming you in the jaw. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025

Diabetes blisters can develop on your fingers, hands, toes, feet, and sometimes forearms. — Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023

That’s key to forearm growth and health, says Greg Rose, who works with athletes at the Titleist Performance Institute. — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023

That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell. — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 18 May 2020