brace

[breys] / breɪs /

NOUN

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamp splint

STRONG

arm band bar bearing block bolster boom bracer bracket buttress cantilever girder grip guy lever mainstay peg prop rafter reinforcement rib shore skid splice staff stanchion stave stay stirrup strengthener strut sustainer truss underpinning vice

VERB

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortify gird prepare ready

STRONG

bandage bind bolster buttress fasten prop reinforce shove steady steel strap strengthen support tie tighten uphold

WEAK

hold up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

weaken

STRONG

detach disconnect fail free let down let go loose loosen release undermine unfasten untie

Example Sentences

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So should investors brace for a rapid shift to semiannual reporting?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The kind of bite where your lips pull back, your teeth barely touch the thing, and you brace for impact.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Having finally secured a flight back to London via Cairo and Rome, Patten then had to brace himself for take-off.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

If you manage to get an offer, brace for a cost-of-living adjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

As the instructor taps away at her computer, I brace myself for the worst.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston