Synonyms of steeled

steeled 1 of 2

adjective

as in armed

Related Words

• armed
• braced
• fortified
• conditioned
• primed
• ripe
• prepared
• trained
• qualified
• ready
• go
• fit
• set

Dissimilar Words

• unprepared
• unready
• underprepared
• untrained
• unqualified
• flat-footed
• half-cocked
• half-baked

steeled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of steel

1

as in inspired

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspired
• encouraged
• emboldened
• reinforced
• heartened
• inspirited
• buoyed (up)
• cheered (up)
• stimulated
• provoked
• invigorated
• enlivened
• strengthened
• bore up
• enforced
• reassured
• chirked (up)
• animated
• stirred
• bucked up
• assured
• galvanized
• rallied
• fortified
• energized
• excited
• quickened
• boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• daunted
• disheartened
• weakened
• depressed
• undermined
• saddened
• demoralized
• dispirited
• enfeebled
• hamstrung
• debilitated
• intimidated
• psyched (out)

2

as in strengthened

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthened
• hardened
• inured
• toughened
• fortified
• adjusted
• indurated
• seasoned
• braced
• bolstered
• reinforced
• tempered
• adapted
• annealed
• acclimated
• invigorated
• enforced
• acclimatized
• buttressed
• immunized
• trained
• accustomed
• conditioned
• vitalized
• supported
• habituated
• propped (up)
• forearmed
• boosted
• broke in
• naturalized
• limbered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softened
• exhausted
• weakened
• sapped
• crippled
• incapacitated
• enfeebled
• sensitized
• emasculated
• enervated
• hamstrung
• debilitated

3

as in braced

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• braced
• fortified
• strengthened
• readied
• nerved
• poised
• armed
• forearmed
• reinforced
• hardened
• bolstered
• inured
• psyched (up)
• toughened
• enforced
• comforted
• buttressed
• sustained
• roused
• emboldened
• stirred
• inspired
• encouraged
• seasoned
• rallied
• heartened
• propped (up)
• supported
• buoyed (up)
• boosted
• cheered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shook
• discouraged
• daunted
• disheartened
• unnerved
• demoralized
• softened
• weakened
• undermined
• tired
• dispirited
• sapped
• undercut
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• prostrated
• psyched (out)
• enervated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of steeled

Verb

From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Boeing’s loss steeled its resolve and freed up engineers to work on the biggest airplane ever built for commercial service. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Instead, Altman appeared jittery at first but steeled his nerves rather quickly. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026

The Leopards steeled themselves, took a breath, went again, even as star man Noah Sadiki was forced off with an injury. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026

Denise and Aaron steeled themselves to face Muller in court. — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

Some of it is gut feeling based the maniacal want Cristobal has steeled in his players. — Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026

For decades, humankind steeled itself for the rise of thinking machines. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025