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Synonyms for strengthening
verb make more forceful, powerful- bolster
- build up
- enhance
- enlarge
- establish
- extend
- heighten
- increase
- intensify
- invigorate
- reinforce
- restore
- set up
- step up
- support
- sustain
- toughen
- add
- anneal
- ascend
- brace
- buttress
- confirm
- corroborate
- empower
- fortify
- harden
- justify
- mount
- multiply
- regenerate
- rejuvenate
- renew
- rise
- steel
- substantiate
- temper
- tone
- wax
- add fuel to fire
- make firm
- sinew
- tone up
Antonyms for strengthening
- abridge
- condense
- curtail
- decrease
- destroy
- diminish
- halt
- hinder
- lessen
- let down
- lower
- reduce
- shrink
- slow
- subtract
- undermine
- weaken
- contradict
- decline
- deny
- descend
- disprove
- drop
- fall
- kill
- reject
- ruin
- slump
- soften
- break down
- discourage
- dishearten
- dissuade
- hurt
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
amplification
noun. increase in size or effect
augmentation
noun. making greater; improving
consolidation
noun. combination, fortification
convalescent
adjective. improving, recuperating
fortification
noun. reinforced position
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.