- 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.