Synonyms of fortifying

fortifying

verb

present participle of fortify

1

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracing
• strengthening
• readying
• poising
• steeling
• reinforcing
• bolstering
• nerving
• arming
• enforcing
• forearming
• buttressing
• sustaining
• psyching (up)
• reenforcing
• comforting
• inuring
• hardening
• toughening
• encouraging
• boosting
• supporting
• stirring
• rousing
• rallying
• inspiring
• seasoning
• emboldening
• propping (up)
• cheering (up)
• buoying (up)
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• discouraging
• demoralizing
• daunting
• undermining
• disheartening
• unnerving
• softening
• weakening
• sapping
• undercutting
• tiring
• dispiriting
• enervating
• debilitating
• psyching (out)
• prostrating
• enfeebling

2

as in strengthening

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

he downed another granola bar to fortify himself for the rest of the bike ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthening
• hardening
• toughening
• beefing (up)
• energizing
• tempering
• vitalizing
• invigorating
• annealing
• toning (up)
• firming (up)
• restrengthening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakening
• crippling
• damaging
• impairing
• hurting
• debilitating
• injuring
• harming
• paralyzing
• undermining
• incapacitating
• enervating
• enfeebling
• undercutting
• breaking down
• wearing out
• sapping

3

as in hardening

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

bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthening
• hardening
• adjusting
• inuring
• toughening
• bolstering
• steeling
• reinforcing
• adapting
• seasoning
• bracing
• indurating
• acclimating
• vitalizing
• enforcing
• invigorating
• buttressing
• tempering
• immunizing
• reenforcing
• acclimatizing
• boosting
• annealing
• supporting
• conditioning
• habituating
• accustoming
• naturalizing
• training
• propping (up)
• breaking in
• limbering (up)
• forearming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• weakening
• exhausting
• sapping
• enervating
• crippling
• debilitating
• incapacitating
• sensitizing
• emasculating
• enfeebling
• hamstringing