PSYCHING (UP) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

psyching (up)

verb

present participle of psych (up)

as in bracing

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

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Florida is already bracing for heavy amounts of rain in areas that don't normally experience huge downpours.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Polls close and ballot counting begins As polling stations close Tuesday evening, local election officials and voting rights groups are bracing for the prospect of federal officials possibly seizing election materials and voting machines.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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