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strengthens

verb , present tense third-person singular of strengthen

Synonyms and Antonyms of strengthens

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

lifting weights every day will eventually strengthen your muscles

the army makes new recruits run for miles in order to strengthen them

Synonyms of strengthens

beefs (up), fortifies, hardens, toughens

Words Related to strengthens

anneals, tempers

firms (up), tones (up)

energizes, invigorates, vitalizes

restrengthens

Near Antonyms of strengthens

cripples, incapacitates, paralyzes

damages, harms, hurts, impairs, injures

breaks down, wears out

saps, undercuts, undermines

Antonyms of strengthens

debilitates, enervates, enfeebles, weakens

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

required weeks of physical therapy to strengthen his arm enough to pitch for the team again

Synonyms of strengthens

fortifies, hardens, indurates, inures, seasons, steels, toughens

Words Related to strengthens

acclimates, acclimatizes, adapts, adjusts

anneals, tempers

invigorates, vitalizes

immunizes

bolsters, boosts, braces, buttresses, enforces, forearms, props (up), reinforces (also reenforces), supports

breaks in, limbers (up), trains

accustoms, conditions, habituates, naturalizes

Near Antonyms of strengthens

emasculates, enervates, enfeebles, exhausts, saps, weakens

cripples, debilitates, hamstrings, incapacitates

sensitizes

Antonyms of strengthens

softens

3 to make markedly greater in measure or degree

encouraged the boarding school students to strengthen their ties with the community by doing public service

Synonyms of strengthens

accentuates, amplifies, amps (up), beefs (up), boosts, consolidates, deepens, enhances, heightens, intensifies, magnifies, redoubles, steps up

Words Related to strengthens

broadens, enlarges, expands, extends, lengthens

accelerates, hastens, quickens

emphasizes, points (up), sharpens, stresses

augments, enforces, reinforces (also reenforces), restrengthens, supplements

maximizes

enlivens, jazzes (up)

aggravates, exacerbates

Near Antonyms of strengthens

decreases, diminishes, lessens, lets up (on), reduces, subdues, tones (down), weakens

dwindles, recedes, subsides, tapers (off), wanes

alleviates, eases, lightens

Antonyms of strengthens

abates, moderates

4 to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

strengthened herself for the moment she'd have to tell her friend that she had lost the borrowed necklace

Synonyms of strengthens

braces, forearms, fortifies, nerves, poises, psyches (up), readies, steels

Words Related to strengthens

arms

hardens, inures, seasons, toughens

bolsters, boosts, buoys (up), buttresses, enforces, props (up), reinforces (also reenforces), supports, sustains

cheers (up), comforts, emboldens, encourages, heartens, inspires

rallies, rouses, stirs

Near Antonyms of strengthens

daunts, demoralizes, discourages, disheartens, dispirits, psychs (out), shakes, unnerves

debilitates, enervates, enfeebles, prostrates, saps, softens, tires, undercuts, undermines, weakens

5 to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe

a bill was introduced to strengthen punishments for hate crimes

Synonyms of strengthens

hardens, harshens, stiffens, toughens

Near Antonyms of strengthens

lessens, moderates, softens

Antonyms of strengthens

ameliorates, eases

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