Synonyms of reinforcing

reinforcing

verb

variants also reenforcing

present participle of reinforce

as in bolstering

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)

letters of recommendation that reinforced the committee's opinion of the candidate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bolstering
• supporting
• proving
• confirming
• buttressing
• corroborating
• backing
• establishing
• verifying
• substantiating
• shoring (up)
• affirming
• validating
• avouching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermining
• weakening
• undercutting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reinforcing

The event highlights Greece’s efforts to enhance its maritime strike capabilities while reinforcing its strategic partnership with Israel amid an increasingly complex security environment in the Eastern Mediterranean. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

The proposal came days after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister visited front-line areas where North Korean troops are reinforcing the border. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

City code inspectors cited one of Miami’s largest condominiums for breaking the law by operating as a hotel, reinforcing the effort to shut down hundreds of short-term vacation rentals causing chaos at the Brickell tower. — Linda Robertson updated October 22, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

This body of research forms some of the latticework of a social-reproduction theory of education, in which public schools are largely perceived as reflecting and reinforcing the socioeconomic structures of their surrounding community. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

The Ford Foundation, one of the world's largest private grantmakers, will overhaul its spending to counter what new leadership views as the mutually reinforcing rise of both autocracy and inequality. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Effective October 1, in Alabama, HB580 expanded the authority of Boards of Trustees over curriculum and degree requirements at public universities, reinforcing their role as the ultimate academic decision-makers. — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

That same day, Houzz released its 2026 outdoor trends study, reinforcing the zoned-yard pattern. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026