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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

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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. Anna Jane Grossman:

    I really knew nothing going in, I was lucky to find my program. The training that I do is really science based. It's all about using positive reinforcement effectively and it really jibes with who I am as a person, as soon as I stared this training I thought, clearly this is what I should be doing with my life. Everything clicked into place.

  3. Carrie Severino:

    When Thomas took the bench, Justice Scalia felt like he was the first line of reinforcement after years of fighting alone in the trenches to defend the original understanding of the Constitution, neither Justice Samuel Alito, nor Chief Justice John Roberts have the same level of commitment to the theory.

  4. Jens Stoltenberg:

    I think what we are now faced with is a new normal in European security. We see Russia being willing to contest fundamental values for our security by the use of force and also by the threat of use of force, we have reinforced and implemented the biggest reinforcement of collective defense since the end of the Cold War, with battlegroups in the Baltic region, in Poland, with increased defense spending every year since 2014 and with a higher readiness of the NATO forces.

  5. Dawn Lehman:

    It’s expensive to fix, and you can’t simply repair damage that is this extensive – you need to replace the damaged reinforcement and concrete.


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