Antonyms for steeled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : steel
Phonetic Transcription : stil


Definition of steeled

Origin :
  • Old English style, from West Germanic adjective *stakhlijan "made of steel" (cf. Old Saxon stehli, Old Norse, Middle Low German stal, Danish staal, Swedish stÃ¥l, Middle Dutch stael, Dutch staal, Old High German stahal, German Stahl), related to *stakhla "standing fast," from PIE *stek-lo-, from root *stak- "to stand, place, be firm" (see stay (n.1)). No corresponding word exists outside Germanic except those likely borrowed from Germanic languages. Steel wool is attested from 1896.
  • verb prepare oneself
Example sentences :
  • She met my eye as unflinchingly as if her bosom had been steeled with conscious innocence.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • All this aroused his rancour now, and steeled his heart against the voice of honour.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • A life of crime had steeled her soul against every merciful impression.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Our hearts are not steeled, as are landsmen's, by daily habit.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Jacques set his jaw firmly and steeled himself to do his duty.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
  • In that thought I steeled myself to hardness and bade conscience be still.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • Even then there were those who would have helped me, but I steeled my heart against them.
  • Extract from : « The Lowest Rung » by Mary Cholmondeley
  • She steeled herself with that as he bared his head before her.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Then she had her firearms, and she steeled her heart to their use.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • But she steeled herself to meet the cold, and her spirits rose with the effort.
  • Extract from : « Winning the Wilderness » by Margaret Hill McCarter

Synonyms for steeled

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