Synonyms of psyching (up)

psyching (up)

verb

present participle of psych (up)

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

I have to psych myself up before every swimming competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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