What are some opposite words for brace?
Antonyms for brace
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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, distichcouple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
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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, distichpair, bracenoun
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
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duad, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, bitstock, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichbracenoun
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
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duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichbracenoun
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
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duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichbrace, 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, distichbrace, braces, orthodontic bracesnoun
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichbrace, 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, distichbrace, bracingverb
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichbrace, poiseverb
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, balance, perk up, stimulatebrace, 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"
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stabilize, energize, arouse, becalm, calm, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, perk up, stimulatebraceverb
support by bracing
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stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, poise, perk up, stimulatestimulate, 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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How to use brace in a sentence?
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.
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.
I inserted Daniel Hodges so the frame was at my back in an effort to give Daniel Hodges something to brace against.
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.
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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