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steeled

verb , past tense of steel

Synonyms and Antonyms of steeled

1 to fill with courage or strength of purpose

hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams

Synonyms of steeled

bore up, bucked up, buoyed (up), cheered (up), chirked (up), emboldened, encouraged, heartened, inspired, inspirited

Words Related to steeled

animated, enlivened, invigorated

enforced, fortified, reinforced (also reenforced), strengthened

assured, reassured

boosted, energized, excited, galvanized, provoked, quickened, rallied, stimulated, stirred

Near Antonyms of steeled

demoralized, depressed, saddened

debilitated, enfeebled, hamstrung, undermined, weakened

intimidated, psyched (out)

Antonyms of steeled

daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited

2 to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure

years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman

Synonyms of steeled

fortified, hardened, indurated, inured, seasoned, strengthened, toughened

Words Related to steeled

acclimated, acclimatized, adapted, adjusted

annealed, tempered

invigorated, vitalized

immunized

bolstered, boosted, braced, buttressed, enforced, forearmed, propped (up), reinforced (also reenforced), supported

broke in, limbered (up), trained

accustomed, conditioned, habituated, naturalized

Near Antonyms of steeled

emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, sapped, weakened

crippled, debilitated, hamstrung, incapacitated

sensitized

Antonyms of steeled

softened

3 to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

he had spent the previous night steeling himself for the moment when he would demand a raise

Synonyms of steeled

braced, forearmed, fortified, nerved, poised, psyched (up), readied, strengthened

Words Related to steeled

armed

hardened, inured, seasoned, toughened

bolstered, boosted, buoyed (up), buttressed, enforced, propped (up), reinforced (also reenforced), supported, sustained

cheered (up), comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, inspired

rallied, roused, stirred

Near Antonyms of steeled

daunted, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, psyched (out), shook, unnerved

debilitated, enervated, enfeebled, prostrated, sapped, softened, tired, undercut, undermined, weakened

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