strengthen
Add more muscle
To strengthen is to make or become stronger.
You strengthen muscles through exercise, strengthen an argument with evidence, or strengthen a relationship through trust.
Materials can be strengthened against stress, bonds strengthened through shared experience, resolve strengthened by adversity: The crisis only strengthened her determination to succeed.
Strengthen or buttress
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- underpinSupport from below
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
buttress · prop · brace · stabilize · anchor · cement · solidify · consolidate
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
barricade · defense · walls · garrison · reinforce · secure · brace · buttress
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
conviction · discipline · fortitude · grit · resilience · backbone · firmness · courage
Increase in strength
- boostUpward push or increase
- heightenIncrease in degree
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- escalateIncrease in severity
deepen · magnify · augment · accentuate · sharpen · increase · raise · elevate
Contractile body tissue
- fitnessGood physical shape
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- exerciseActivity for fitness
workout · toning · bodybuilding · weights · resistance · core · stamina · endurance
Gaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-reliance · confidence · capability · enablement · liberation · self-determination · authority · voice
Connection between entities
- connectionA joining or relation
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- trustConfidence in another
- allianceFormal union of parties
partnership · friendship · unity · solidarity · rapport · loyalty · attachment · affinity
bolster
Strengthen or buttress
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- underpinSupport from below
- sustainKeep something going continuously
uphold · buttress · prop · brace · stabilize · anchor · cement · solidify · consolidate · maintain
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- bastionFortified defensive position
citadel · barricade · defense · walls · garrison · reinforce · secure · brace · buttress · armor
determination
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
commitment · conviction · discipline · fortitude · grit · resilience · backbone · firmness · courage · steadfastness
amplify
Increase in strength
escalate · deepen · magnify · augment · accentuate · sharpen · increase · raise · elevate · multiply
muscle
Contractile body tissue
- fitnessGood physical shape
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
exercise · workout · toning · bodybuilding · weights · resistance · core · stamina · endurance · cardiovascular
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
independence · self-reliance · confidence · capability · enablement · liberation · self-determination · authority · voice · advocacy
relationship
Connection between entities
- connectionA joining or relation
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- trustConfidence in another
alliance · partnership · friendship · unity · solidarity · rapport · loyalty · attachment · affinity · closeness
- build upaccumulate, amass, pile up, snowball, escalate
- improveimprove, enhance, better, refine, upgrade
- improve wordsbetter, improve, enhance, upgrade, refine
- strengthenreinforce, fortify, bolster, toughen, shore up
- intensifiedamplified, boosted, enhanced, heightened, increased
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, shifts, fixes
strengthenweaken
Reduce in strength
undermine · damage · compromise · destabilize · soften
strengthenweaken
Reduce in strength
discourage · undermine · dishearten · shake · demoralize
- inner strengthMental and emotional resilience
- give me strengthExclamation of weary frustration
- core strengtheningTraining abdominal and back muscles
- physical strengthBodily force capacity
- go from strength to strengthProgress with mounting success
- brute strengthUnrefined physical power
strength, strengths, strengthened, strengthening, strengthens, strengthener, strengtheners