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