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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Instead, Houthi actions seem to have steeled Riyadh’s resolve to confront the group. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 Glasnow steeled this time, mixing in his slider to keep hitters off his fastball after being too predictable early. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Adjective

Three children and a teacher were gunned down Thursday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, according to police.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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Eight finalists will compete in a series of challenges inspired by the skills required to make each and every order.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Technology’s impact on the shrinking media landscape inspired The Devil Wears Prada 2, which reunited Tucci with costars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and his real-life sister-in-law Emily Blunt.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspired

Verb

Her creative expression extended beyond the runway into cultural moments that further strengthened the brand’s presence in fashion.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Erdogan’s attempt to foster an Ottoman-style pan-Islamism appears to have accelerated liberalization rather than strengthened religious conformity.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of strengthened

Verb

Republicans have braced for months for Democrats to retake the House.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel was moving into Baja California as Southern California braced for rain and potential coastal flooding on Sunday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of braced

Adjective

The Dalmore is a Highland distillery known for aging its whisky in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, often finishing the liquid in rare sherry, port, and other fortified wine barrels.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
The European Union’s long project to build the continent into a fortified zone of peace and prosperity has hit a new pitfall.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortified

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Now the companies that recover fastest treat a short, honest, imperfect first statement as more valuable than a polished one that arrives after the narrative has already hardened.

— Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
But fair reporting has been the exception, and in the space left by our silence, speculation has hardened into something being treated as fact.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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