Sinewing [verb]
Definition of Sinewing:
make more forceful, powerful
Synonyms of Sinewing:
● Bolster
● Restore
● Extend
● Support
● Build up
● Enlarge
● Step up
● Increase
● Sustain
● Set up
● Heighten
● Enhance
● Toughen
● Tone
● Buttress
● Ascend
● Fortify
● Confirm
● Add
● Wax
● Anneal
● Brace
● Empower
● Rise
● Multiply
● Steel
● Mount
● Harden
● Renew
● Temper
● Justify
● Sinew
● Tone up
Opposite/Antonyms of Sinewing:
● Hurt
● Fall
● Drop
● Descend
● Decline
● Kill
● Halt
● Reduce
● Diminish
● Shrink
● Lower
● Dissuade
● Slump
● Soften
● Disprove
● Reject
● Deny
● Ruin
● Subtract
● Slow
● Weaken
● Let down
● Lessen
● Decrease
● Curtail
● Condense
● Abridge
● Destroy
● Hinder
Sentence/Example of Sinewing:
He tasks me; he heaps me; I see in him outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it.
"I would that that part of your duty relating to the hock-sinewing, and lawing of mastiffs, could be discontinued," said Richard.