Strengthen
Strengthen verb - To prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally.
Usage example: strengthened herself for the moment she'd have to tell her friend that she had lost the borrowed necklace
Sustain is a synonym for strengthen in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Sustain" instead a verb "Strengthen", when it comes to topics like support, powerful.
Nearby Words: strength, strengthening
Sustain
Sustain verb - To supply with nourishment.
Usage example: a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch
Nearby Word: sustaining
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- encourage and strengthen
- encourage and sustain
- uphold and strengthen
- uphold and sustain
- nourish and strengthen
- nourish and sustain
- support and strengthen
- support and sustain
- establish and strengthen
- establish and sustain
- brace and strengthen
- brace and sustain
- confirm and strengthen
- confirm and sustain
Common collocations
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Sustain and Strengthen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strengthen/sustain
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Sustain or Strengthen. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/strengthen/sustain.
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