Synonyms of forearming

forearming

verb

present participle of forearm

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracing
• fortifying
• strengthening
• psyching (up)
• readying
• steeling
• nerving
• poising
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• arming
• bolstering
• cheering (up)
• propping (up)
• comforting
• inuring
• sustaining
• hardening
• seasoning
• buttressing
• toughening
• reenforcing
• supporting
• buoying (up)
• stirring
• encouraging
• boosting
• rallying
• rousing
• inspiring
• emboldening
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• discouraging
• disheartening
• daunting
• demoralizing
• unnerving
• undermining
• psyching (out)
• softening
• undercutting
• weakening
• dispiriting
• debilitating
• sapping
• tiring
• enervating
• prostrating
• enfeebling