BEEF (UP) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

beef (up)

verb

Definition of beef (up)

as in to strengthen

to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force beefed up the walls with iron bars

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as in to intensify

to make markedly greater in measure or degree will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town

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Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
As students return to classrooms and campuses, communications leaders should use this moment to review the plan, rehearse it and strengthen their crisis communications plans.

— Kimberly Osborne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of strengthen

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Sunday that Moscow appears poised to intensify its campaign against Ukraine's borders with European countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensify

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Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.

— Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
The project is designed to improve reliability, reduce maintenance requirements, enhance worker safety, and extend the facility’s operational life.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of enhance

Verb

Conversely, a lack of in-person connection can heighten the risk for anxiety and depression for some, Mushlin says.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
These demands are not likely to ease as football becomes more obsessed with physicality, so, from an Arsenal perspective, the importance of not overloading their right-backs only heightens.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of heighten

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In an interview conducted Friday by The Associated Press from outside Iran, Mohammadi said Iranians are grappling with multiple crises stemming from the ongoing war and deepening economic pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
In an interview conducted Friday by The Associated Press from outside Iran, Mohammadi said that Iranians are grappling with multiple crises stemming from the ongoing war and deepening economic pressure, and the brutal crackdowns on protests.

— Amir-Hussein Radjy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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