Synonyms for reinforcement
ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs-re·in·force·ment

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1. support, reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

   "they called for artillery support"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, reinforcing stimulus, bread and butter, reinforcer, musical accompaniment, reward, sustenance, strengthener, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

2. reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   information that makes more forcible or convincing

   "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

3. reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcementnoun

   (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

4. strengthener, reinforcementnoun

   a device designed to provide additional strength

   "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

5. reward, reinforcementnoun

   an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

   Synonyms:
   wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, support, reward, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulus

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Confirmation
   • Device

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1. List of paraphrases for "reinforcement":

   strengthening, stiffener, strengthen, enhancement, reinforcing, consolidation, amplification, strengthened, enhancing, brace

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1. Kim Pendleton:

   I see a perkiness to them because they now see that they have extra reinforcement, and so they give us smiles and thumbs ups.

2. Michael Antonelli:

   There was a reinforcement of weak manufacturing activity and then you had the geopolitical spark.

3. Jim Hagedorn:

   I have made very clear : I am running to be a conservative reinforcement in the Republican House and to partner with President President Donald Trump and like-minded colleagues.

4. Oumar Diakite:

   The Islamists were on motorbikes and some were on foot. They killed seven soldiers before they were chased out of the town around 11 by a reinforcement of the army.

5. David Levitsky:

   It acts as a form of positive or negative reinforcement, if you see you gained weight, you'll reflect on what you may need to change, and if you lost weight, it reinforces that whatever you're doing is working.