The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BRACE , but the solution may also be BOLSTER which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Reinforce crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRACE | 58 % | 5 |
| SHOREUP | 17 % | 7 |
| GIRD | 8 % | 4 |
| PROP | 8 % | 4 |
| BOLSTER | 8 % | 7 |
Why may BOLSTER be the right solution?
The word "bolster" means to support or strengthen something, which is synonymous with the word "reinforce". Therefore, "bolster" is the correct answer to the clue "Reinforce".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reinforce
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reenforce
- reward
- enhanced
- improved
- improve
- improving
- strengthening
- strengthen
- reinforcement
- further
- furthering
- promotion
Crossword Answer definitions
BRACE noun- Armor for the arm; vambrace.
- A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- The mouth of a shaft.
- (chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- (plural in North America, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
- Two goals scored by one player in a game.
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BRACE
- Prepare for action
- Pair
- Reinforce
- Prepare for impact
- "___ yourself" ("This may come as a shock")
- Supporting timber
- Support
- Shore up
- Orthopedic device
- Two birds in the hand?
More clues leading to the result SHOREUP
- Reinforce
- Bolster
- Fortify
- Provide extra support for
- Brace, as a wall
- Support, as with props
- Buttress
- Strengthen
- Support with props.
- Prop.
More clues leading to the result GIRD
- Encircle
- Fortify
- Surround
- __ one's loins
- Prepare, as one's loins
- Reinforce
- Equip with a belt
- Put a belt on
- Tighten
- Strengthen
More clues leading to the result PROP
- Support
- Drama need
- Shore up
- Play thing
- Brace
- Yorick's skull, e.g.
- Character piece?
- Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g.
- See 46-Across
- Skull for Hamlet, e.g.