PSYCH (UP) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

psych (up)

verb

ˈsīk

Definition of psych (up)

as in to brace

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally I have to psych myself up before every swimming competition

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Despite gridlocked traffic near the first two closure scenes in southwest Atlanta and some miscommunication and misdirection with trucks using side streets, Atlanta has braced itself handily so far.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
After days of smoky skies and heavy heat, New Yorkers on Saturday were once again bracing for severe weather, which is expected to include intense thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes, and hail.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of brace

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New Orleans residents prepared for Bertha's arrival by fortifying their properties with sandbags, and many boat owners in the region moved their vessels out of docks located along the coast to safer locations.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Iran began fortifying the entrances and building a secure perimeter surrounding the entire mountain and Natanz in 2025, according to the Institute for Science and International Security.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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In one of Kent Nishimura’s photographs of the White House press corps, which The New Yorker commissioned, the correspondent Beni Harmony readies herself for a segment featuring the President and the First Lady.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Choose three specific actions in the next 30 days that ready you for the pivots ahead — planned and unplanned.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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