Chapter Strength to Stubbed of S by Soule's Synonymes

6. Animate, encourage, fix in resolution.

7. Confirm, corroborate, establish, justify, sustain, support, fix.

Strengthen, v. n. Grow strong.

Strengthening, a.

1. Fortifying, bracing.

2. Invigorating, roborant, tonic.

Strenuous, a.

1. Zealous, ardent, earnest, active, vigorous, resolute, energetic, eager.

2. Vigorous, spirited, bold, valiant, intrepid, strong, determined, resolute, doughty.

Strenuously, ad.

1. Earnestly, ardently, eagerly, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one’s might, with might and main, tooth and nail, through thick and thin, through fire and water, hammer and tongs, pugnis et calcibus.

2. Boldly, courageously, valiantly, intrepidly, bravely.

Stress, n.

1. Force, strain.

2. Violence, inclemency, boisterousness, severity.

3. Pressure, urgency.

4. Importance, significance, weight, force.

5. Emphasis, accent.

Stretch, v. a.

1. Strain, tighten, make tense.

2. Extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out.