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Antonyms for brace
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  1. bracenoun

    a support that steadies or strengthens something else

    "he wore a brace on his knee"

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  2. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

    two items of the same kind

    Synonyms:
    pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, twain, duette, couple, span, duo, distich

  3. pair, bracenoun

    a set of two similar things considered as a unit

    Synonyms:
    duad, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, bitstock, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  4. bracenoun

    either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  5. bracenoun

    a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  6. brace, suspender, gallusnoun

    elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, genus Gallus, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  7. brace, braces, orthodontic bracesnoun

    an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  8. brace, bitstocknoun

    a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  9. brace, bracingverb

    a structural member used to stiffen a framework

    Synonyms:
    duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  10. brace, poiseverb

    prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

    Synonyms:
    stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, balance, perk up, stimulate

  11. brace, steady, stabilize, stabiliseverb

    support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

    "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

    Synonyms:
    stabilize, energize, arouse, becalm, calm, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, perk up, stimulate

  12. braceverb

    support by bracing

    Synonyms:
    stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, perk up, stimulate

  13. stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk upverb

    cause to be alert and energetic

    "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

    Synonyms:
    gain vigor, shake up, excite, arouse, put forward, awake, get, shake, come alive, energize, perk up, pick up, enkindle, hasten, wake up, stir, wake, call down, energise, make, fire, elicit, bring up, stabilize, conjure up, cause, perk, induce, raise, waken, turn on, provoke, have, wind up, call forth, kindle, invoke, rouse, percolate, awaken, poise, evoke, sex, rush, stabilise, stimulate, conjure, steady

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  1. bracenoun

    Synonyms:
    prop, support, shore, strut, stay, stanchion, tension, pair, two

  2. braceverb

    Synonyms:
    prop, support, fortify, buttress, stay, shore, strengthen, invigorate

How to use brace in a sentence?

  1. Muriel Bowser:

    We know unfortunately that summer sometimes brings more outdoor activity, more conflict, and unfortunately we brace ourselves and prepare ourselves for the possibility of more crime.

  2. Garrett Dickman:

    After the Castle Fire, I think we have to brace ourselves for something that could be much worse, there's a difference between a 2,000-year-old tree and one that's 15 years old -- like one's a landscaping plant and one is just like a spiritual experience.

  3. Daniel Hodges:

    I inserted Daniel Hodges so the frame was at my back in an effort to give Daniel Hodges something to brace against.

  4. President Moon Jae-in:

    Citizens suffered from the coronavirus and they all deserve to be rewarded for their pain and participation in preventive efforts, there is a need for the government to reserve as much financial power to brace for an economic shock with no end in sight and promptly respond to labour market insecurity and any potential corporate liquidity crisis.

  5. Caroline Wozniacki:

    I had my ankle injury and broke two ligaments, my foot kind of went out of its socket. I was trying to slide on a clay court at full speed, and it just got stuck. I was actually wearing a brace, and the next day the doctor told me if I hadn’t been, my bone would probably have been sticking out of my foot. It was excruciating.

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