Definition for Strengthening:

• the act of increasing the strength of something

Synonyms for Strengthening:

• adj.

  •convalescent (adjective)
  • on the mend,
  • past crisis,
  • perked up,
  • getting well,
  • getting better,
  • gaining strength,
  • getting over something.
  •healthy (adjective)
  • nutritious.
  •wholesome (adjective)
  • in pink,
  • in nocent,
  • in-nocent.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • strengthening.
  •aggravation (noun)
  • condition deepening,
  • inflammation,
  • intensifications,
  • sharpenings,
  • intensification.
  •amplification (noun)
  • ex tension,
  • uppings,
  • ex-tension,
  • fleshing outs,
  • lengthenings,
  • supplementings,
  • boostings,
  • stretchings,
  • ex tensions,
  • deepenings,
  • ex-tensions,
  • expatiations.
  •augmentation (noun)
  • enrichment.
  •consolidation (noun)
  • in corporations,
  • in corporation,
  • coadunations,
  • in-corporation,
  • meldings,
  • mergences,
  • mergings,
  • in-corporations.
  •fortification (noun)
  • earthwork,
  • entrenchments,
  • stronghold,
  • breastworks,
  • earthworks,
  • blockhouses,
  • blockhouse,
  • presidios,
  • entrenchment,
  • breastwork,
  • Embattlement,
  • presidio.

• v.

  •empowering (verb)
  • Enforcing,
  • commanding,
  • Empowering,
  • Authorizing.
  •strengthening (verb)
  • hardening,
  • beefing up,
  • Propping,
  • supporting,
  • buttressing,
  • Vivifying,
  • fortifying,
  • bracing,
  • Toughening,
  • tempering,
  • reinforcing.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • convalescent,
  • nutritive,
  • wholesome,
  • all there,
  • in fine feather,
  • in the pink.
  •n.
  • aggravation,
  • amplification,
  • augmentation,
  • consolidation,
  • elaboration,
  • expatiation,
  • fortification,
  • solidification,
  • stretching,
  • Coadunation,
  • Melding,
  • raisings,
  • fleshing out,
  • mergence,
  • widenings.

Paraphrases for Strengthening:

• Equivalence

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    Enhancing, enhance.
  • Adjective
    strengthened, Enhancing, reinforcing, Boosting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    strengthened, Enhancing, reinforcing, Boosting, reinforcement, intensification, Bolstering.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    strengthened, Enhancing, strenghtening, reinforcing, Boosting, stepping-up, reinforcement, heightening, intensification.
  • Adverb
    Enhancing.

• Independent

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    Promoting, consolidate, promote.
  • Adjective
    stepped-up, Promoting, intensifying, reinforced, consolidate, enhanced, stiffener, escalating, promote, consolidation, improve, intensified, deepened, increase, increased, raising, rising, boost, intensive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Measures, priorities, powers, strengthens, Promoting, fostering, intensifying, reinforced, consolidate, enhanced, Furthering, stiffener, stronger, bolster, bolsters, promote, consolidation, improve, intensified, boosts, building, increase, increased, increases, raising, boost, augmenting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Promoting, hardening, intensifying, reinforced, entrenchment, consolidate, reinvigoration, enhanced, Furthering, tightening-up, scaling, stiffener, furtherance, escalating, promote, consolidation, improve, narrowing, solidification, building, broadening, fortification, increase, increased, raising, widening, boost, invigoration.
  • Adverb
    enhanced.
  • Verb, past tense
    Boosted, Furthered, Stepped, stressed, reaffirmed, signed, pointed, called, Enhancing, enhanced, Promoted, promote, improve, enhance, building, built, deepened, increase, increased, increasing, greater.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Toughening, reinvigorating, Stepping, enrich, Enriching, Enlarging, entrenching, Guaranteeing, aggravating, stabilizing, re-invigorate, Mainstreaming, Restoring, exacerbating, stabilising, stressing, restructuring, investing, energizing, ensuring, Harnessing, structuring, renewing, Accentuating, Constructing, safeguarding, Addressing, contributing, Establishing, maximizing, complementing, pushing, Endorsing, confirming, Achievements, forging, pursuing, buttressing, L, refocusing, probing, protecting, Supplementing, helping, undertaking, Underpinning, Granting, Managing, unwavering, clarifying, bringing, uniting, Gaining, proliferating, reducing, Achieving, Preventing, enabling, Creating, beefing, rendering, recovering, activating, reviewing, Adding, working, Anchoring, Adopting, Favouring, reforming, embracing, armouring, giving, focusing, Embedding, leading, Linking, following, taking, closing, Specifying, spiralling, thinking, compounding, Aiding, Allowing, saying, meaning, 2005, Enhancing, Consolidating, Boosting, Promoting, hardening, scaling, heightening, escalating, narrowing, building, broadening, increase, increased, increasing, raising, widening, rising, Bolstering.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    consolidates, aims, follows, regards, calls, Enhancing, building, increase, increased, increasing, increases.

• Other Related

  • Cardinal number
    strengthen, enhance.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    strengthen, reinforce.
  • Adjective
    strengthen, Consolidating, reinforce, fostering, enhance, tighten, increasing, greater.
  • Proper noun, singular
    strengthen, Consolidating, reinforce, enhance, tighten, increasing, greater.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    strengthen, Consolidating, reinforce, stiffening, fostering, enhance, greater.
  • Adverb
    strengthen, enhance.
  • Verb, past tense
    reinforcing, reinforce, reinforced, intensified.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Sharpening, invigorating, accelerating, solidifying, asserting, fortifying, implementing, emphasizing, Sustaining, revitalizing, Extending, Affirming, Assisting, Maintaining, Providing, strenghtening, making, reinforcing, fostering, intensifying, reinforced, Furthering, consolidation, greater, augmenting.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    fosters, emphasizes, reinforcing, reinforced, stronger, greater.

Antonyms for Strengthening:

• n.

  • act
    weakening.

Strengthening Sentence Examples:

• They must have strengthened and brightened, and must now be strengthening and brightening with the slow lapse of mortal years, until, in the time when earth itself will be an Eden, they shall be made one again with the hidden world of perfection, from which they are yet separated.

• And we've begun to do just that, by strengthening the power and choice of individuals and families.

Hypernym for Strengthening:

• n.

  • act
    concentration.

Hyponym for Strengthening:

• n.

  • act
    increase, step-up.
  • event
    transformation, shift, transmutation.