nerved

The word “nerved” has 1 syllable: nerved

It's pronounced as /nɜrvd/

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In the thesaurus, “nerved” has 108 synonyms and 66 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nerved along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nerved

absurd
adventuresome
adventurous
armed
asinine
audacious
balmy
bold
bolstered
boosted
braced
brainless
brash
brave
buttressed
comforted
courageous
crazy
daredevil
daring
dashing
dauntless
dumb
emboldened
encouraged
enforced
enterprising
fearless
foolhardy
foolish
forearmed
fortified
free-swinging
gadarene
gallant
greathearted
gritty
gutsy
half-witted
hardened
hardy
harebrained
hasty
headlong
heartened
heedless
heroic
heroical
hotheaded
idiotic
idiotical
impetuous
imprudent
impulsive
incautious
insane
inspired
intrepid
inured
irrational
lionhearted
lunatic
mad
madcap
moronic
nervy
nutty
overbold
overconfident
plucky
poised
precipitate
rallied
rash
readied
reckless
reenforced
reinforced
roused
scatterbrained
seasoned
silly
spirited
spunky
stalwart
steeled
stirred
stout
stouthearted
strengthened
stupid
supported
sustained
swashbuckling
thoughtless
toughened
unafraid
undaunted
unnecessary
unreasonable
valiant
valorous
venturesome
venturous
wacky
whacky
wild
witless

Antonyms for nerved

affrighted
afraid
alarmed
appalled
calm
careful
cautious
chickenhearted
concerned
cool
coward
cowardly
craven
daunted
debilitated
demoralized
discouraged
disheartened
dismayed
dispirited
enervated
enfeebled
fainthearted
fearful
frightened
heedful
horrified
levelheaded
lily-livered
milk-livered
milky
overcareful
overcautious
poltroon
prostrated
prudent
pusillanimous
rational
reasonable
sage
sane
sapped
scared
sensible
shocked
shook
shy
softened
sound
spooked
startled
terrified
terrorized
timid
timorous
tired
unadventurous
undercut
undermined
unenterprising
unnerved
upset
wary
weakened
wise
worried

Meanings of nerved

verb
1. To give courage.
2. To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
adjective
1. Vigorous, strong; courageous.
2. (in combination) Having nerves of a specified kind.
3. (often in combination) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.

Example Sentences

She nerved herself to deliver the difficult news to her team.
He nerved his hand and took a firm grip on the climbing rope.
The soldier nerved his resolve and faced the enemy with courage.
After a moment of hesitation, she nerved up and stepped onto the stage.
He nerved his way through the challenging interview, staying calm and focused.

On this page you'll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nerved, such as: absurd, adventuresome, adventurous, affrighted, afraid, alarmed, appalled.

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