strengthened

Examples

• All

• The democracy is enriched, it's strengthened, it's given vitality through the infusion of art.

  Big Think

• The grip of our forces in Dublin must be maintained and strengthened at all costs.

• Compare the left collar to the right collar and you can see just how bright and crisp and strengthened the one on the right is.

• Our vows are strengthened and actualized through the medium of wise hope.

• One that supersedes the earlier paradigm, which rested on the bourgeois family, was strengthened by this myth.

• The building was strengthened with additional beams to withstand the storm.

• The team strengthened their defense to prevent any chances of a goal.

Synonyms

B

beefed-up

vsstrengthened

• Informal

5 4.6

Stronger or bigger so it works better

focuses on adding support or reinforcement rather than general growth

R

reinforced

vsstrengthened

1 3.7

Made stronger by adding extra parts or support

is the general expression rather than the single technical word

B

buttressed

vsstrengthened

• Specialized

7.4

Extra parts hold it up and make it stronger, like stone supports or strong facts

is the general idea of making something stronger, not only by braces

A

augmented

vsstrengthened

5.2

Made larger or stronger by adding something

is about making stronger often with support rather than simply adding quantity

T

toughened

vsstrengthened

• Specialized

4.1

Treated to make it stronger and harder to break

is about strengthening by extra support rather than by hardening process

I

intensified

vsstrengthened

4.2

Made stronger or more serious

involves adding support or reinforcement rather than only raising intensity

Antonyms

W

weakened

2.7

Not as strong or effective

How Strong

fortified

5.1

reinforced

1 3.7

strengthened

3.0

supported

2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology