reinforces
Makes more solid
Reinforces is the third-person singular of reinforce—to strengthen or support something.
Physical structures get reinforced with additional material: Steel rods reinforce the concrete.
Abstract things are reinforced through repetition or evidence: The study reinforces what we already suspected.
Behavior is reinforced when rewarded, making it more likely to recur.
Increases in strength
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- boostsIncreases or promotes
- enhancesIncreases quality or appeal
- bolstersSupports or cylindrical pillows
fortifies · solidifies · heightens · magnifies · augments · empowers · invigorates · hardens
Rear surfaces or supports
- endorsesGives public support to
- upholdsSupports or affirms
- validatesConfirms accuracy or legitimacy
- confirmsEstablishes as fact
affirms · corroborates · substantiates · underscores · emphasizes · reiterates · echoes · champions
Structures preventing passage
- buttressesExternal wall supports
- shores upStrengthens against failure
- bracesDental alignment devices
- girdsEncircles or fortifies
armors · shields · protects · secures · defends · guards · garrisons · bunkers
Says something again
- restatesExpresses again differently
- echoesReflected sound waves
- emphasizesGives special importance to
- underscoresHorizontal emphasis marks
hammers home · drives home · stresses · highlights · accentuates · reminds · recaps · reprises
intensifies
Increases in strength
bolsters · fortifies · solidifies · heightens · magnifies · augments · empowers · invigorates · hardens · stiffens
backs
Rear surfaces or supports
confirms · affirms · corroborates · substantiates · underscores · emphasizes · reiterates · echoes · champions · advocates
barricades
Structures preventing passage
- buttressesExternal wall supports
- shores upStrengthens against failure
- bracesDental alignment devices
girds · armors · shields · protects · secures · defends · guards · garrisons · bunkers · ramparts
reiterates
Says something again
- restatesExpresses again differently
- echoesReflected sound waves
- emphasizesGives special importance to
underscores · hammers home · drives home · stresses · highlights · accentuates · reminds · recaps · reprises · ingrains
reinforcesweakens
Reduces strength or power
undermines · erodes · saps · diminishes · destabilizes
reinforcescontradicts
Denies or opposes directly
refutes · undermines · negates · disproves · rebuts
reinforcespunishes
Inflicts consequences for wrongdoing
extinguishes · discourages · inhibits · suppresses · deters
- positive reinforcementStrengthening behavior through rewards
- reinforced concreteCement with steel bars
- negative reinforcementLearning via relief provision
- reinforced doorEntrance with added strength
- reinforced toeFortified footwear front
- reinforced bootsFootwear with structural strengthening
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