Synonyms for brace
breɪsbrace

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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

Matched Categories

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

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1. braceverb

   Synonyms:
   tighten, draw tight, make tense, strain up

2. braceverb

   Synonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, support, prop, give strength to

3. bracenoun

   Synonyms:
   couple, pair

4. bracenoun

   Synonyms:
   prop, support, stay, shore, strut

5. bracenoun

   Synonyms:
   bit-stock

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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "brace":

   stiffener, corset, barricade, wrench, reinforcement, clamp

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1. List of known nicknames for "Brace":

   Zille Poric, Eddy Brace Rashid MacDonald, Rachid MacDonald

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1. 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.

2. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors brace for weak earnings, but if U.S. companies give positive surprises, the market may be supported.

3. Elise Stefanik:

   Joe Biden has failed to secure the southern border, resulting in over 4 million illegal crossings of our southern border. The end of Title 42 will only make this worse, as our brave border patrol agents brace themselves for the avalanche of more illegal immigration this will incentivize, the Biden Administration is shamefully failing to take responsibility for their actions.

4. Hikaru Sato:

   The best-case scenario for the market is that the BOJ decides to increase government debt purchases without cutting interest rates further into negative territory, but the BOJ can't save its face if it does not cut rates into negative territory after it introduced the negative interest rate policy (in January), so we need to brace for such possibility, too.

5. 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.