Synonyms of fortified

fortified 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in enriched

Related Words

• enriched
• nutrient
• nutritional
• nutritious
• nutritive
• nourishing
• dietary
• beneficial
• healthful
• dietetic
• wholesome
• salutary
• healthy
• salubrious
• restorative

Dissimilar Words

• nonnutritive
• fattening
• unhealthy
• unhealthful
• nonnutritious
• unwholesome
• insalubrious

2

as in armed

Related Words

• armed
• braced
• conditioned
• steeled
• primed
• ripe
• prepared
• qualified
• trained
• ready
• go
• fit
• set

Dissimilar Words

• unprepared
• unready
• underprepared
• unqualified
• untrained
• half-baked
• flat-footed
• half-cocked

fortified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fortify

1

as in braced

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• braced
• strengthened
• readied
• poised
• armed
• reinforced
• steeled
• nerved
• bolstered
• buttressed
• forearmed
• enforced
• hardened
• sustained
• psyched (up)
• inured
• toughened
• comforted
• emboldened
• inspired
• encouraged
• supported
• roused
• rallied
• boosted
• stirred
• seasoned
• propped (up)
• buoyed (up)
• heartened
• cheered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shook
• discouraged
• demoralized
• daunted
• disheartened
• weakened
• undermined
• unnerved
• softened
• tired
• undercut
• sapped
• dispirited
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• psyched (out)
• prostrated
• enervated

2

as in strengthened

to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force

he downed another granola bar to fortify himself for the rest of the bike ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthened
• hardened
• toughened
• tempered
• beefed (up)
• annealed
• energized
• vitalized
• invigorated
• toned (up)
• firmed (up)
• restrengthened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakened
• damaged
• crippled
• injured
• impaired
• paralyzed
• hurt
• incapacitated
• enfeebled
• harmed
• debilitated
• enervated
• undermined
• undercut
• broke down
• wore out
• sapped

3

as in hardened

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure

bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthened
• hardened
• inured
• toughened
• adjusted
• indurated
• bolstered
• steeled
• reinforced
• adapted
• seasoned
• braced
• tempered
• buttressed
• acclimated
• annealed
• enforced
• invigorated
• immunized
• acclimatized
• vitalized
• accustomed
• conditioned
• supported
• boosted
• habituated
• trained
• propped (up)
• broke in
• naturalized
• forearmed
• limbered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softened
• weakened
• exhausted
• sapped
• crippled
• incapacitated
• enfeebled
• emasculated
• sensitized
• enervated
• debilitated
• hamstrung

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fortified

Adjective

The central reaction occurs inside a fortified vacuum chamber. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Caesar described Lutetia as a fortified town on an island in the Seine, and wrote that its inhabitants burned the settlement and destroyed its bridges as Roman troops approached. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The offensive line and defensive lines have been stabilized, and hopefully fortified, and a new starting secondary is being tested. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Japan in recent years has fortified its southwestern region with longer range missiles and interceptors. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026