If you want to form a new habit, positive reinforcement works best.
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Reinforcement
//ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt//
Synonyms for "reinforcement" (263 found)
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Closest matches (53)
strengthenersupportaccelerandoaccelerationaccessionaccessoryaccompanimentaccoutermentaddendaaddendumadditamentadditionadditiveadditoryadditumadjunctadjunctionadjuvantadvocateaffirmation
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affixationagglutinationaggravationalpenstockamplitudeannexannexationantinodeappanageappendageappendantappurtenanceappurtenantarmarmamentassistanceathletic supporterattachmentattestationaugmentaugmentationauthenticationauxiliariesbackbackbonebackingbacking upbandeaubearerbearing outbeefing-upbehaviorblowing up
Strong matches (79)
blowupbolsterbolsteringbrabracebracerbracingbracketbrassierebuttressbuttressingcanecarriercase hardeningcateringcertificationcervixchandlerycircumstantiationcoda
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complementconcentrationconcomitantcondensationconditioned responseconditioningconfirmationconsolidationcontinuationcorollarycorroborationcorroboratory evidencecorsetcrestcrookcrutchde broglie wavedeepeningdiffractiondocumentationelectromagnetic radiationelectromagnetic waveendowmentenhancementequipmentexacerbationexaggerationexplosionextensionextrapolationfindingfitting outfixtureforcesfortificationfoundation garmentfrequencyfrequency bandfrequency spectrumfulcrumfurnishingfurnishmentgirdleguided waveguyguywirehardeningheating-upheighteningin phaseincreaseincrementinformation explosioninstrumental conditioningintensificationinterferenceinvestmentinvigorationjock
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jockstrapjoiningjunctionjuxtapositionlightlogisticslongitudinal wavemagnificationmainstaymaintainermastmechanical wavemennecknegative reinforcementnodeoffshootoperant conditioningout of phaseoutfitting
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patchpavlovian conditioningpendantperiodperiodic wavepersonnelpickuppopulation explosionpositive reinforcementprefixationpreparationprocurementproofpropprovidingprovingproving outprovisionprovisioningpsychagogypurveyanceradio waveratificationrayredoublingreeducationreflexrefreshmentreinforcereinforcementsreinforcerreinforcing stimulusreinvigorationreliefreorientationreplenishmentreserve forcesreservesresonanceresonance frequencyrestresting placerestrengtheningresupplyretailingrevivificationrewardriggingseismic wavesellingshock waveshouldershroudside effectside issuesoldierssound wavespeedupspinespritstaffstanding riggingstavestaystep upstep-upstickstiffenerstrengtheningsubsidizationsubsidysubstantiationsubventionsuffixationsuperadditionsuperfetationsuperjunctionsuperpositionsupplementsupplementationsupplysupplyingsupportersupporting evidencesurface wavesustainertailpiecetemperingtidal wavetighteningtransverse wavetroughunconditioned reflexundergirdingunitingupholdervalidationverificationvictualingwalking stickwavewave equationwave motionwave numberwavelength
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13 entriesTranslations
83 translations across 28 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- ամրապնդում noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- օգնական ուժեր noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Bulgarian
4 entries- подкрепа noun (thing that reinforces)
- подкрепление noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- подсилване noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- укрепване noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Catalan
3 entries- reforç noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- reforç noun (thing that reinforces)
- reforçament noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Danish
4 entries- forstærkning noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- forstærkning noun (thing that reinforces)
- forstærkning noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- forstærkning noun (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated)
Dutch
1 entries- versterking noun (thing that reinforces)
Finnish
4 entries- apuvoimat noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- lujike noun (thing that reinforces)
- vahvike noun (thing that reinforces)
- vahvistaminen noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
French
3 entries- renfort noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- renfort noun (thing that reinforces)
- renforts noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Galician
4 entries- reforzamento noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- reforzamento noun (thing that reinforces)
- reforzamento noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- reforzo noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Georgian
4 entries- გამაგრება noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- განმტკიცება noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- გაძლიერება noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- დამატებითი აღჭურვილობით მომარაგება noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
German
4 entries- Verstärkung noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- Verstärkung noun (thing that reinforces)
- Verstärkung noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- Verstärkung noun (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated)
Hungarian
4 entries- erősítés noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- megerősítés noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- megerősítés noun (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated)
- megerősítő csapatok noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Indonesian
1 entries- bala bantuan noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Irish
1 entries- athneartú noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Italian
1 entries- rinforzo noun (thing that reinforces)
Japanese
1 entries- 援兵 noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Latin
1 entries- supplēmentum noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Macedonian
2 entries- засилу́вање noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- потсилу́вање noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Māori
2 entries- ope whakahirihiri noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- whaitaua noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- forsterkning noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- forsterkninger noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- forsterkning noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- forsterkningar noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- امداد noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Persian
1 entries- تقویت noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Polish
4 entries- posiłki noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- wsparcie noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- wsparcie noun (thing that reinforces)
- wzmocnienie noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Portuguese
3 entries- reforço noun (thing that reinforces)
- reforço noun (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated)
- reforços noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Russian
4 entries- подкрепле́ние noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- пополне́ние noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
- укрепле́ние noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- усиле́ние noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
Spanish
4 entries- reforzamiento noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- refuerzo noun (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced)
- refuerzo noun (thing that reinforces)
- refuerzo noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Swedish
1 entries- förstärkning noun (thing that reinforces)
Turkish
1 entries- imdat noun (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
We need to give students positive reinforcement.
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The steel columns tend to be covered by concrete for reinforcement.
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Avoid yelling or shouting at your puppy; use positive reinforcement.
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