Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of reinforce
adjectivereinforced (comparative more reinforced, superlative most reinforced)
comparative more reinforced · superlative most reinforced
- Having been or containing reinforcement.
Antonyms: unreinforced
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving been or containing reinforcement.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivegiven added strength or support
Similar
adjective(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishinforce
- Englishreinforce
- Englishreinforced
Translations
French renforcé
- renforcéhaving been or containing reinforcement
Greek ενισχυμένος
- ενισχυμένος (enischyménos)having been or containing reinforcement
Hungarian megerősített, merevített
- megerősítetthaving been or containing reinforcement
- merevítetthaving been or containing reinforcement
Cite this entry
APA
reinforced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinforced
MLA
“reinforced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinforced. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinforced,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinforced.
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