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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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

The strong-armed Vinson matched Purcell by completing 6 of 6 passes on the opening drive, culminating in a TD pass.

— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Shelton was scheduled to stand trial Monday on charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

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Keep scrolling to shop more denim jackets inspired by America Ferrera now.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

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With tankers at a standstill and fuel prices climbing, the war strengthened a clean-power sales pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
While Liang’s ties with the government have strengthened, his tech bets appear to be a convergence with Beijing’s priorities rather than state-directed, Wang noted.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthened

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Glassnode had bitcoin braced for $58,500 as recently as August 18, and traders in Forbes coverage of the $70,000 break saw a bull trap flushing toward $44,000.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Officials and residents braced for Lala regardless of whether Hawaii takes a direct hit.

— Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of braced

Adjective

Larger drones operating farther behind Russian lines can strike targets at greater distances, while aircraft deliver glide bombs against fortified positions and other high-value targets.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Gerasimov also claimed Russian troops had overcome the first defensive line of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortified region in certain areas and that operations were currently advancing along a 160-kilometer front.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortified

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When government applies the rules consistently, businesses have the confidence to invest, innovation is encouraged, public institutions earn greater trust and the public benefits.

— Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Anyone with information on the collision is encouraged to contact Officer Giovanni Zaino of the Middletown Police Patrol Division at 860-638-4000, ext 6323.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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