reinforcement

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: re=in=force=ment

CIDE DICTIONARY

reinforcement, n. 

 See Reënforcement.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

reinforcement, n.
1 the act or an instance of reinforcing; the process of being reinforced.
2 a thing that reinforces.
3 (in pl.) reinforcing personnel or equipment etc.

THESAURUS

reinforcement

Pavlovian conditioning, accelerando, acceleration, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjunction, adjuvant, advocate, affirmation, affixation, agglutination, aggravation, alpenstock, amplitude, annex, annexation, antinode, appanage, appendage, appendant, appurtenance, appurtenant, arm, armament, athletic supporter, attachment, attestation, augment, augmentation, authentication, auxiliaries, back, backbone, backing, backing up, bandeau, bearer, bearing out, beefing-up, behavior, blowing up, blowup, bolster, bolstering, bra, brace, bracer, bracing, bracket, brassiere, buttress, buttressing, cane, carrier, case hardening, catering, certification, cervix, chandlery, circumstantiation, coda, complement, concentration, concomitant, condensation, conditioned response, conditioning, confirmation, consolidation, continuation, corollary, corroboration, corroboratory evidence, corset, crest, crook, crutch, de Broglie wave, deepening, diffraction, documentation, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, endowment, enhancement, equipment, exacerbation, exaggeration, explosion, extension, extrapolation, finding, fitting out, fixture, forces, fortification, foundation garment, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum, fulcrum, furnishing, furnishment, girdle, guided wave, guy, guywire, hardening, heating-up, heightening, in phase, increase, increment, information explosion, instrumental conditioning, intensification, interference, investment, invigoration, jock, jockstrap, joining, junction, juxtaposition, light, logistics, longitudinal wave, magnification, mainstay, maintainer, mast, mechanical wave, men, neck, negative reinforcement, node, offshoot, operant conditioning, out of phase, outfitting, pendant, period, periodic wave, personnel, pickup, population explosion, positive reinforcement, prefixation, preparation, procurement, proof, prop, providing, proving, proving out, provision, provisioning, psychagogy, purveyance, radio wave, ratification, ray, redoubling, reeducation, reflex, refreshment, reinforce, reinforcements, reinforcer, reinvigoration, relief, reorientation, replenishment, reserve forces, reserves, resonance, resonance frequency, rest, resting place, restrengthening, resupply, retailing, revivification, rigging, seismic wave, selling, shock wave, shoulder, shroud, side effect, side issue, soldiers, sound wave, speedup, spine, sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, step-up, stick, stiffener, strengthener, strengthening, subsidization, subsidy, substantiation, subvention, suffixation, superaddition, superfetation, superjunction, superposition, supplement, supplementation, supply, supplying, support, supporter, supporting evidence, surface wave, sustainer, tailpiece, tempering, tidal wave, tightening, transverse wave, trough, unconditioned reflex, undergirding, uniting, upholder, validation, verification, victualing, walking stick, wave, wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength

ROGET THESAURUS

reinforcement

Materials

N materials, material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple, adobe, brown stone, chinking, clapboard, daubing, puncheon, shake, shingle, bricks and mortar, metal, stone, clay, brick crockery, compo, composition, concrete, reinforced concrete, cement, wood, ore, timber, materials, supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum, ammunition, contingents, relay, reinforcement, reenforcement, baggage, means, calico, cambric, cashmere, raw, wooden, adobe.

Provision

N provision, supply, grist, grist for the mill, subvention, resources, groceries, grocery, providing, purveyance, reinforcement, reenforcement, commissariat, provender, ensilage, viaticum, caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur, jackal, pelican, sutler, grocery shop, grocery store.

Addition

N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.

Adjunct

N adjunct, addition, additament, additum, affix, appelidage, annexe, annex, augment, augmentation, increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item, garnish, sauce, accompaniment, adjective, addendum, complement, supplement, continuation, rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary, piece, flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege, tail, suffix, wing, additional, alate, alated, winged, in addition.