mustered

VERB

gather, come together

Synonyms

STRONG

assemble collect congregate congress convene convoke enroll enter group marshal meet mobilize organize raise rally rendezvous summon

WEAK

call together call up join up round up sign on sign up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid cancel destroy dismiss disorganize disperse divide dodge ignore neglect scatter separate stop

WEAK

remove throw away

Example Sentences

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mustered

It wasn’t until recently that he mustered the courage to watch classics like “The Exorcist” and “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The model was so successful that it ushered in a whole offseason of win-or-bust moves as teams mustered the courage to take greater risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

While Wall Street was broadly negative, the Dow still mustered a gain to push it to a third straight record close.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Both Musk and OpenAI have mustered high-dollar legal armies who are prepared to wage potentially years of litigation, including this federal trial.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

Finally, I mustered up the courage and called Coach Val’s number.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles