💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Steel oneself against"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| brace oneself forverb | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
| prepare forverb | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
| steel onself forverb | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
| steeledverb | (literally) To treat, furnish with, or transform into steel. |
| steelinessnoun | toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel. |
| resistencenoun | (rare) Alternative form of resistance. [The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.] |
| stave offverb | (idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert. |
| withstandverb | (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully. |
| stand firmverb | (idiomatic) To resist assault or pressure. |
| self preservation | — |
| stand fastverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of stand firm. |
| tougheningnoun | The process of making something tougher. |
| sturdinessnoun | The state or quality of being sturdy. |
| withstandingverb | (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully. |
| fight offverb | To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. |
| toughenedverb | physically toughened |
| withstandsverb | (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully. |
| fight backverb | (intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting. |
| preparednessnoun | The state of being prepared. |
| toughenverb | (transitive) To make tough. |
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