Synonyms of inure

inure

verb

i-ˈnu̇r 

as in to strengthen

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

the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthen
• harden
• fortify
• steel
• toughen
• bolster
• adjust
• season
• indurate
• adapt
• reinforce
• acclimate
• invigorate
• immunize
• enforce
• brace
• acclimatize
• vitalize
• temper
• anneal
• reenforce
• accustom
• buttress
• habituate
• break in
• boost
• prop (up)
• condition
• support
• naturalize
• forearm
• train
• limber (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• weaken
• exhaust
• emasculate
• sap
• cripple
• incapacitate
• enfeeble
• hamstring
• sensitize
• enervate
• debilitate

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inure

If a warning system sends out too many alerts, that could inure people to hearing them and result in complacency when a major earthquake does occur. —Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024

Of course, audiences can grow overwhelmed, tired, or inured to these photos and videos—and, indeed, that increasingly seems to be happening as the war drags on. —Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2023

Too many false alarms can inure people to warnings and render alarms less effective when a disaster does occur. —Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024

As large, intense wildfires and evacuations become more common, some residents are growing tired of uprooting their lives and are growing inured to the risk — or more confident in their own abilities to manage it themselves. —Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024