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nerved

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈnərvd\
    • /nɜːvd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈnərvd\

Definition of nerved word

  • noun nerved Simple past tense and past participle of nerve. 1
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Parts of speech for Nerved

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nerved

nerved popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nerved

verb nerved

  • psyched — psych1 .
  • steeled — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
  • braced — something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
  • motivated — Provide (someone) with a motive for doing something.
  • prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.

noun nerved

  • spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
  • gritted — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
  • crusted — If something is crusted with a substance, it is covered with a hard or thick layer of that substance.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
All 24 Synonyms of nerved

Antonyms for nerved

verb nerved

  • depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
  • discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • disheartened — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
  • dissuaded — Simple past tense and past participle of dissuade.
  • weakened — to make weak or weaker.

noun nerved

  • doubted — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • cared — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
  • cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
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