REINFORCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REINFORCE?

Need another word that means the same as “reinforce”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “reinforce” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reinforce” are: reward, reenforce, strengthen, fortify, bolster up, shore up, buttress, prop up, underpin, brace, stiffen, toughen, support, hold up, augment, increase, add to, supplement, boost, swell, build up

Reinforce as a Verb

Definitions of "Reinforce" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reinforce” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
• Strengthen and support with rewards.
• Make stronger.
• Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.
• Strengthen (an existing feeling, idea, or habit.

Synonyms of "Reinforce" as a verb (21 Words)

add to	Constitute an addition.
augment	Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. The pressure augmented.
bolster up	Prop up with a pillow or bolster.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. Boost the voltage in an electrical circuit.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. The posts were braced by lengths of timber.
build up	Give form to, according to a plan.
buttress	Reinforce with a buttress. We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse.
fortify	Prepare oneself for a military confrontation. The wine is aged in oak barrels and fortified with French brandy.
hold up	Have or hold in one’s hands or grip.
increase	Make bigger or more. The boss finally increased her salary.
prop up	Support by placing against something solid or rigid.
reenforce	Make stronger.
reward	Strengthen and support with rewards. Their hard work was rewarded by the winning of a five year contract.
shore up	Arrive on shore.
stiffen	Become stiff or stiffer. He stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling.
strengthen	Make strong or stronger. He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth.
supplement	Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient. I looked for a part time job to supplement my income.
support	Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. The land had lost its capacity to support life.
swell	Expand abnormally. The low murmur swelled to a roar.
toughen	Make (rules or a policy) stricter and more harsh. Proposals to toughen up sentencing policy.
underpin	Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials. The theme of honour underpinning the two books.

Usage Examples of "Reinforce" as a verb

• The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork.
• The next few months reinforced my opinion of Vince as a man of his word.
• He reinforced the concrete.
• Paratroopers were sent to reinforce the troops already in the area.
• Let's reinforce good behavior.

Associations of "Reinforce" (30 Words)

bolster	Prop up with a pillow or bolster. The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.
bond	Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. The failure to properly bond with their children.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. Police are braced for a traffic nightmare today.
calcify	Turn into lime; become calcified. A few studies raised concern that excess calcium may calcify coronary arteries in susceptible individuals.
cooperation	The formation and operation of cooperatives. They agreed on a policy of cooperation.
deepen	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The crisis deepened.
defensible	Able to be protected. A morally defensible penal system.
development	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. Agitation is carried out while a film is processed to ensure even development.
enhance	Make better or more attractive. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The Allies escalated the bombing.
exacerbate	Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem.
fortify	Enclose by or as if by a fortification. Most commercial brands of almond milk are fortified with vitamins A, D, B2, B12, calcium, and zinc.
harden	Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. The wax hardened.
heighten	Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity. The tension heightened.
increase	The amount by which something increases. The amount of work increased.
intensification	The action of making or becoming more intense. The intensification of the conflict.
intensify	Increase the opacity of (a negative) using a chemical. The dispute began to intensify.
intension	The internal content of a concept.
intensity	The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation. Hydrothermal processes of low intensity.
ossify	Become bony. These tracheal cartilages may ossify.
reinforcement	A device designed to provide additional strength. Positive feedback leads to reinforcement.
rise	Rise up. The wind continued to rise.
sharpen	Make (one’s senses) more acute. Sharpen the knives.
stiffen	Make or become stronger or more steadfast. He stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling.
strength	The number of people comprising a group, typically a team or army. An under strength side.
strengthen	Give a healthy elasticity to. The wind won t strengthen until after dark.
strong	Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. A strong man.
stronghold	A place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. Their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack.
toughen	Make or become stronger or more resilient. Proposals to toughen up sentencing policy.
widening	The act of making something wider.