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Synonyms for strengthen
ˈstrɛŋk θən, ˈstrɛŋ-, ˈstrɛn-strength·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
strengthen
Confirm (Latin con, together, and firmus, firm) is to add firmness or give stability to. Both confirm and corroborate presuppose something already existing to which the confirmation or corroboration is added. Testimony is corroborated by concurrent testimony or by circumstances; confirmed by established facts. That which is thoroughly proved is said to be established; so is that which is official and has adequate power behind it; as, the established government; the established church. The continents are fixed. A treaty is ratified; an appointment confirmed. An act is sanctioned by any person or authority that passes upon it approvingly. A statement is substantiated; a report confirmed; a controversy settled; the decision of a lower court sustained by a higher. Just government should be upheld. The beneficent results of Christianity confirm our faith in it as a divine revelation.
Synonyms:
assure, confirm, corroborate, establish, fix, prove, ratify, sanction, settle, substantiate, sustain, upholdAntonyms:
abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, overthrow, shake, shatter, unsettle, upset, weakenPreposition:
Confirm a statement by testimony; confirm a person in a belief.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
strengthen
Synonyms:
confirm, establish, fix, corroborate, secure, invigorate, fortify, increaseAntonyms:
weaken, disestablish, shake, loosen, sap, undermine, debilitate, diminish
Princeton's WordNet
strengthen, beef up, fortifyverb
make strong or stronger
"This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
Synonyms:
tone, tone up, fortify, gird, build up, fort, spike, arm, beef up, laceAntonyms:
weakenstrengthenverb
gain strength
"His body strengthened"
Synonyms:
tone up, fortify, tone, beef upAntonyms:
weakentone, tone up, strengthenverb
give a healthy elasticity to
"Let's tone our muscles"
Synonyms:
intone, tone, tone up, inflect, fortify, modulate, beef up, chantAntonyms:
weaken
Dictionary of English Synonymes
strengthenverb
Synonyms:
fortify, brace, harden, steel, nerve, make strong, make stronger, give strength to, add strength tostrengthenverb
Synonyms:
intensify, make more intensestrengthenverb
Synonyms:
invigorate, animate, impart health tostrengthenverb
Synonyms:
confirm, corroborate, establish, justify, sustain, supportstrengthenverb
Synonyms:
grow strong
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "strengthen":
strengthening, reinforce, enhance, strengthened, consolidate, enhancing, intensify, reinforcing, bolster, increase, enhanced, build, improve, enhancement, boost, reinforcement, reinforced, promote, consolidating, solidify, deepen, fortify, tighten, redouble, building, strengthens, promoting, promotion, intensified, intensifying, foster, improving, increasing, renforcer, stronger, augment
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#606 | building | |
#985 | increase | |
#1048 | build | |
#1300 | secure | |
#1326 | improve | |
#2341 | fort | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2464 | fix | |
#2790 | increasing | |
#2926 | promotion | |
#3085 | establish | |
#3230 | arm | |
#3358 | confirm | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3962 | enhanced | |
#4002 | improving | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4340 | prove | |
#4460 | foster | |
#4894 | boost | |
#5083 | promoting | |
#6534 | enhancement | |
#6655 | stronger | |
#7231 | assure | |
#7682 | lace | |
#7738 | strengthen | |
#8623 | settle | |
#8704 | enhancing | |
#9971 | strengthening | |
#10285 | spike | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#11803 | reinforced | |
#12637 | consolidate | |
#15549 | strengthened | |
#15731 | reinforce | |
#16895 | reinforcement | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#21834 | chant | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#21961 | reinforcing | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#23681 | consolidating | |
#24508 | strengthens | |
#25153 | bolster | |
#26007 | augment | |
#27728 | intensified | |
#29346 | deepen | |
#31764 | intensify | |
#33232 | ratify | |
#39584 | substantiate | |
#41841 | modulate | |
#46711 | intensifying | |
#51625 | solidify | |
#57522 | fortify | |
#65919 | corroborate | |
#79672 | invigorate | |
#102364 | redouble | |
#102581 | gird | |
#182012 | inflect | |
#234108 | intone | |
#259160 | renforcer |
How to use strengthen in a sentence?
As Congress works to move forward a historic investment in broadband infrastructure, strong leadership at Federal Communications Commission is essential to deliver on the connectivity goals our 21-century economy demands, with more than two decades of experience at the Federal Communications Commission and the Senate Committee on Commerce, I am confident that both Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn have the expertise needed to close the digital divide and strengthen our nation for generations to come.
Debt sustainability and green sustainability will strengthen BRI sustainability.
The Indo-Pacific is an Indo-Pacific that is free and open, stable and prosperous, and resilient and secure. It’s what we’re all seeking.And that’s why I asked [Vice] President Harris to travel to the region last August, and that’s why, last October, at our virtual summit, I announced $100 million to support — for programs to strengthen U.S.-ASEAN cooperation.
Tummy doesn’t look or feel like you want it to, pelvic floor doesn’t work like you want it to, so there’s kind of an emotional shutdown with regard to that whole part of our body, you can’t strengthen muscles or a group of muscles if they’re not connected— if mind and muscle are not talking anymore.
We will use every means at the disposal of the state -- from the police service to the justice system, from social development programs to our school curriculum -- to strengthen all parts of our national response to gender-based violence.
Translations for strengthen
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- posílitCzech
- bestärken, verstärken, stärkenGerman
- ενισχύωGreek
- plifortigiEsperanto
- animar, fortalecerSpanish
- voimistaa, vahvistaa, innostaa, voimistua, vahvistuaFinnish
- renforcer, raffermir, affermir, fortifierFrench
- megerősít, megerősödikHungarian
- ուժեղացնել, զորացնելArmenian
- rinforzarsi, rinforzareItalian
- 強い, 強めるJapanese
- ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿKannada
- animo, firmor, argo, corrōborō, firmoLatin
- whakakahaMāori
- bezielen, tot leven wekken, versterken, kracht gevenDutch
- wzmacniać, stawać się coraz silniejszymPolish
- fortalecer, reforçarPortuguese
- усилить, усиливатьRussian
- osokòliti, potàknuti, оја̀чати, ojàčatiSerbo-Croatian
- stärka, förstärkaSwedish
- tăng cườngVietnamese
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