STEELED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

steeled 1 of 2

adjective

as in armed

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verb

past tense of steel

as in inspired

to fill with courage or strength of purpose hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams

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as in strengthened

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman

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as in braced

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally he had spent the previous night steeling himself for the moment when he would demand a raise

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Recent Examples of steeled

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From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026 Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026 Boeing’s loss steeled its resolve and freed up engineers to work on the biggest airplane ever built for commercial service. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Instead, Altman appeared jittery at first but steeled his nerves rather quickly. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026 The Leopards steeled themselves, took a breath, went again, even as star man Noah Sadiki was forced off with an injury. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026 Denise and Aaron steeled themselves to face Muller in court. — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026 Some of it is gut feeling based the maniacal want Cristobal has steeled in his players. — Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026 For decades, humankind steeled itself for the rise of thinking machines. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeled

Adjective

Frequent population movements linked to mining and people fleeing armed conflict add another complication, as people can move before surveillance teams are able to follow up with them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The violence is the latest sign of armed groups increasingly targeting cities and urban centers in Africa's Sahel region.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Equally, whereas the styling of the Valour and Valiant was inspired by the past—notably the brutish 1977 V8 Vantage—this Aston Martin looks far more futuristic.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Sivan describes the anecdotes in the song as a collage of, and love letter inspired by, several women in his personal life.

— Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspired

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Nashville strengthened its push for the Supporters’ Shield and extended its lead to 5 points over Inter Miami on a night Lionel Messi again failed to convert a penalty.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
California in 2015 enacted a law that strengthened vaccine requirements for schoolchildren.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthened

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In the summer of 2024 fertility doctor Carrie Bedient sat across from a young couple and braced herself for a difficult conversation.

— Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
But 10,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Castellón, where a fire was still out of control as Spain braced for its fourth heat wave of the summer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of braced

Adjective

By the end of 1760, the Maratha army established a fortified camp at Panipat, but their position was weakened by disease and shortage of money.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Packets of fortified peanut paste that cost less than a dollar each can bring a malnourished child back from the brink of death within weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortified

Verb

Students avoided asking questions that could be considered controversial, and teachers no longer encouraged open discussion.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Patients should be encouraged to ask who manufactured the product, why it is being recommended, whether FDA has evaluated it and how to report an adverse reaction.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouraged

Verb

The early search web was an experimental stage where the rules had not hardened, and the feedback loop between publishers and engines was still manageable and easier to test and interpret.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
King has been hardened by years on the streets and Etna seems traumatized having endured mass violence, left an isolated refugee after nearly all the humans and dogs in his unit perish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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