strengthening
Making more robust
Strengthening is the process of making something stronger or more robust.
Physical strengthening builds muscle or structural integrity: a strengthening exercise, strengthening the foundation.
Abstract strengthening increases intensity or effectiveness: strengthening diplomatic ties, evidence strengthening the case.
Weather reports use it for storms gaining power: The hurricane is strengthening over warm waters.
Adding support or encouragement
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- buttressingSupporting from the side
- shoringTemporary structural support
underpinning · fortification · framework · foundation · rebar · girders · beams · trusses
Becoming less soft
- tougheningMaking more resistant
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
perseverance · endurance · grit · tenacity · robustness · determination · stamina · regeneration
Activity for fitness
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- fitnessGood physical shape
- workoutStructured physical exercise
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
weightlifting · resistance · bodybuilding · reps · sets · toning · muscle-building · endurance
Increase in quality
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradingImproving to superior version
- advancementForward movement or promotion
boosting · amplification · intensification · elevation · enrichment · progression · betterment · augmentation
Forming close connections
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
solidarity · alliance · partnership · unity · reconciliation · communication · commitment · loyalty
Giving authority or confidence
- enablingMaking something feasible
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
emboldening · encouraging · validating · fostering · nurturing · cultivating · equipping · skill-building
reinforcement
Adding support or encouragement
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- buttressingSupporting from the side
shoring · underpinning · fortification · framework · foundation · rebar · girders · beams · trusses · joists
hardening
Becoming less soft
- tougheningMaking more resistant
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
adaptation · perseverance · endurance · grit · tenacity · robustness · determination · stamina · regeneration · renewal
exercise
Activity for fitness
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- fitnessGood physical shape
- workoutStructured physical exercise
conditioning · weightlifting · resistance · bodybuilding · reps · sets · toning · muscle-building · endurance · cardio
enhancement
Increase in quality
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradingImproving to superior version
advancement · boosting · amplification · intensification · elevation · enrichment · progression · betterment · augmentation · heightening
bonding
Forming close connections
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
intimacy · solidarity · alliance · partnership · unity · reconciliation · communication · commitment · loyalty · cooperation
empowering
Giving authority or confidence
- enablingMaking something feasible
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
motivating · emboldening · encouraging · validating · fostering · nurturing · cultivating · equipping · skill-building · confidence-building
- fortifyingfortifying, reinforcing, barricading, shoring up, buttressing
- reinforcingreinforcing, supporting, bolstering, shoring, propping
- strengthening processeshardening, tempering, annealing, quenching, heat treatment
- sound changesassimilation, elision, deletion, voicing, nasalization
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- helping actionshelping, aiding, assisting, supporting, enabling
strengtheningweakening
Becoming less strong
deteriorating · eroding · degrading · decay · decaying
- core strengtheningTraining abdominal and back muscles
- muscle strengtheningBuilding tissue power
- strengthening exercisesMovements that build muscle
strong, strength, strengthen, strongly, stronger, strongest, stronghold, strengths, strongman