STRENGTHENED Synonyms

• having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation

• of persons; not subject to change

• joined together into a whole

• forming a solid mass

• made bold or courageous

• invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

• increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality

• brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

• settled securely and unconditionally

• conforming with accepted standards

• shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

• introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

• secured with bastions or fortifications

• having something added to increase the strength

• made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

• protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• used of persons; emotionally hardened

• made tough by habitual exposure

• converted to solid form (as concrete)

• made greater in size or amount or degree

• made more intense

• with restored energy

• given added strength or support

• (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

• changed into a solid mass

• sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

• held up or having the weight borne especially from below

• physically toughened

• made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

• exalted emotionally especially with pride

• declared or made legally valid

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

• a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

• support and strengthen

• prop up with a pillow or bolster

• add padding to