reinforcements
Called-in military support
Reinforcements are additional troops, personnel, or supplies sent to strengthen a force already engaged.
The word almost always appears in plural: We need to call for reinforcements.
The singular reinforcement refers to the act of strengthening something or the material used to do so—rebar provides reinforcement in concrete, and positive reinforcement encourages desired behavior through rewards.
Military personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- reservesResources held back
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
brigade · platoon · division · squadron · infantry · cavalry · artillery · marines
Stored duplicate for recovery
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- helpAssistance given
succor · bolstering · strengthening · augmentation · amplification · boost · encouragement · resources
Make more robust
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- shore upStrengthen against failure
stabilize · secure · consolidate · solidify · cement · anchor · support · undergird
Support spurring continued effort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
confidence · resolve · determination · motivation · inspiration · support · backing · endorsement
troops
Military personnel collectively
regiment · brigade · platoon · division · squadron · infantry · cavalry · artillery · marines · paratroopers
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
help · succor · bolstering · strengthening · augmentation · amplification · boost · encouragement · resources · supplies
strengthen
Make more robust
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
shore up · stabilize · secure · consolidate · solidify · cement · anchor · support · undergird · girder
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
morale · confidence · resolve · determination · motivation · inspiration · support · backing · endorsement · solidarity
- military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- numerical advantageoutnumber, majority, surplus, man advantage, strength in numbers
- arrivalsguest, visitor, newcomer, immigrant, tourist
- call for helphelp, assistance, support, backup, summon
reinforcementswithdrawals
Removal of deposited funds
retreats · casualties · losses · desertions · defections
reinforcementsdeprivations
States of lacking necessities
cutoffs · shortages · deficits · drains · reductions
reinforcementsabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
surrender · capitulation · stand-down · disengagement · demobilization
- positive reinforcementStrengthening behavior through rewards
- negative reinforcementLearning via relief provision
- reinforcement learningTraining through reward signals
- steel reinforcementMetal bars strengthening concrete