Synonyms of reinforcement

reinforcement

noun

ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯrs-mənt 

as in support

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else

the consulting architect suggested using additional steel reinforcements to counteract the bridge's design flaw

Synonyms & Similar Words

• support
• shore
• brace
• pillar
• mounting
• foundation
• prop
• mount
• spur
• stay
• underpinning
• buttress
• column
• crutch
• truss
• arch
• shoring
• bracket
• cantilever
• pedestal
• frame
• bolster
• girder
• bearing
• stand
• peg
• pilaster
• stake
• base
• strut
• post
• stanchion
• stilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reinforcement

Shamsan said fighting had intensified across the province as the Houthis deployed reinforcements to multiple fronts, with the city encircled on all four sides. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Germany failed in its objective to capture Calais and Boulogne, the ports where British reinforcements disembarked, and the front settled down on a long ​north–​south line from near Ostend in Belgium to the Swiss border. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

It is based on a human-language model called Qwen3-14B but was retrained using DNA, followed by reinforcement learning and supervised fine-tuning. — ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Events unfold over one evening as a hurricane rolls in, blocking communication from the outside world and preventing reinforcements from arriving. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026