Antonyms for brace
breɪsbrace

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1. • Dental Appliance
   • Man's Clothing
   • Prepare
   • Punctuation Mark
   • Rope
   • Set
   • Stock
   • Strengthener
   • Support
   • Two

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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. Zara Tindall:

   So yeah, it was running to the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, towels down, brace, brace, brace.

2. Kee Kim:

   If you’re just moving house and it’s temporary, then a brace is a good idea, but using it all the time is counterproductive because you are allowing the muscles to weaken.

3. Aaron McDonald:

   I currently have a client who just yesterday reported such a behavior in her dog, Isis. Her toddler has a tendency to climb and tumble. As a response, the dog now stands behind her to brace her fall. The owner gave no such instruction. What emotion drives that innovation, if not feelings of empathy ? Empathy is found at the heart of social attachment.

4. Ben Le Brun:

   We need to brace ourselves for further volatility, we are seeing a bit of a recovery now with maybe some short positions being unwound. It is certainly going to be a wild ride for investors and traders going into the June 23 decision.

5. Daniel Hodges:

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

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