Synonyms for reinforcement
ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs-re·in·force·ment

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1. support, reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

   "they called for artillery support"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, reinforcing stimulus, bread and butter, reinforcer, musical accompaniment, reward, sustenance, strengthener, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

2. reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   information that makes more forcible or convincing

   "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

3. reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcementnoun

   (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

4. strengthener, reinforcementnoun

   a device designed to provide additional strength

   "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

5. reward, reinforcementnoun

   an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

   Synonyms:
   wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, support, reward, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulus

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Confirmation
   • Device

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1. List of paraphrases for "reinforcement":

   strengthening, stiffener, strengthen, enhancement, reinforcing, consolidation, amplification, strengthened, enhancing, brace

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How to use reinforcement in a sentence?

1. Michael Antonelli:

   There was a reinforcement of weak manufacturing activity and then you had the geopolitical spark.

2. Chloe Shorten:

   We knew Peggy wanted to be working so we started the long process of teaching her how to herd and work with a shepherd without relying on voice commands, we used repetitive and positive reinforcement and instead of pairing a verbal command with an action, we'd use a physical hand gesture… For example, thumbs up means 'good girl.'.

3. Mark Rowley:

   Snowden has created an environment where some technology companies are less comfortable working with law reinforcement and intelligence agencies and the bad guys are better informed, we all love the benefit of the internet and all the rest of it, but we need their support in making sure that they're doing everything possible to stop their technology being exploited by terrorists. I'm saying that needs to be front and center of their thinking and for some it is and some it isn't.

4. Oumar Diakite:

   The Islamists were on motorbikes and some were on foot. They killed seven soldiers before they were chased out of the town around 11 by a reinforcement of the army.

5. David Levitsky:

   It acts as a form of positive or negative reinforcement, if you see you gained weight, you'll reflect on what you may need to change, and if you lost weight, it reinforces that whatever you're doing is working.