fortifying

ADJECTIVE

bracing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

invigorating refreshing

STRONG

animating chilly cool crisp energizing quickening restorative reviving rousing stimulating tonic

WEAK

exhilarative fresh lively stimulative vigorous

Antonyms

STRONG

friendly hot responsive temperate warm

WEAK

debilitating exhausting tiring

ADJECTIVE

hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful encouraging exciting favorable fortunate good gracious likely pleasant probable reasonable reassuring rosy

STRONG

cheering fair fine fit halcyon pleasing rousing stirring uplifting

WEAK

advantageous arousing beneficial bright conducive convenient elating enlivening expeditious flattering golden heartening helpful inspiring inspiriting lucky opportune promiseful propitious providential roseate suitable sunny timely well-timed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreeable hateful implausible mean nasty unlikely unpleasant unpromising

STRONG

cloudy dark rainy stormy

WEAK

gloomy hopeless inauspicious pointless

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Fortifying existing IT systems is no easy task, Michael Cembalest of J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Fortifying foods with vitamins and minerals can prevent anemia and other diseases linked to deficiencies of specific nutrients, but it cannot reproduce the more complete nutrition offered in a whole food.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023

Fortifying your home against disasters also can be a good investment.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Enter vitamin- and mineral-spiked Sisley-Paris Revitalizing Fortifying Serum, the “hero product” of its new Hair Rituel range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2018

Fortifying supply lines, seeing to the wounded, reorganizing their troops.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

fortifying

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