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reinforces

VERB

strengthen, augment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to bolster boost build up buttress emphasize enlarge fortify increase shore up stress support underline

STRONG

carry energize harden hype multiply prop stiffen stroke supplement sustain toughen

WEAK

add fuel to fire back up beef up heat up lend a hand pick up pillar prop up punch up soup up stand up for

Antonyms

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decrease diminish discourage hinder hurt lessen let down play down prevent reduce undermine weaken

STRONG

liquefy melt soften

WEAK

subtract take away

Example Sentences

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That last point reinforces the ultimate reason Pratt could never become L.A.’s next mayor: He really doesn’t believe in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Justice Minister Akin Gürlek insisted the ruling "reinforces our citizens' trust in democracy".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

More broadly, the country’s regulatory framework reinforces a disease-centric approach.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The hullabaloo over the power of the latest U.S. frontier AI models also reinforces the case for withholding AI building blocks from an adversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

This visible evidence of political centralization that the kofun provide reinforces the accounts of Kofun era Japanese emperors written down much later in Japanese and Korean chronicles.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond