reinforcements Synonyms
reinforcements Meaning
reinforcements
something that reinforces, the reward, punishment, or unconditioned stimulus used in reinforcement compare recruitment sense 1, the action of causing a subject to learn to give or to increase the frequency of a desired response that in classical conditioning involves the repeated presentation of an unconditioned stimulus (such as the sight of food) paired with a conditioned stimulus (such as the sound of a bell) and that in operant conditioning involves the use of a reward following a correct response or a punishment following an incorrect response, the action of strengthening or encouraging something, the action of causing a subject (as a student or an experimental animal) to learn to give or to increase the frequency of a desired response that in classical conditioning involves the repeated presentation of an unconditioned stimulus (as the sight of food) paired with a conditioned stimulus (as the sound of a bell) and that in operant conditioning involves the use of a reward following a correct response or a punishment following an incorrect response, the action of reinforcing, something that strengthens or encourages something, something designed to provide additional strength (as in a weak area), an addition of troops, supplies, etc., that augments the strength of an army or other military force, a response to someone's behavior that is intended to make that person more likely to behave that way again, the reward, punishment, or unconditioned stimulus used in reinforcement
reinforcements Sentence Examples
- The general summoned reinforcements from the neighboring town to bolster his dwindling army.
- The firefighters requested reinforcements as the wildfire raged out of control.
- The police called for reinforcements to suppress the growing riot.
- The paramedics requested reinforcements as a mass casualty incident overwhelmed their resources.
- The construction crew needed reinforcements to lift the heavy steel beams.
- The rescue team sent reinforcements to search for survivors buried under the rubble.
- The corporate team lacked reinforcements and struggled to meet the project deadline.
- The army deployed reinforcements to reinforce the border and prevent enemy incursions.
- The scientific team sought reinforcements from another laboratory to assist with their complex research project.
- The medical center activated a disaster response plan and called for reinforcements to prepare for a surge of critically ill patients.
FAQs About the word reinforcements
something that reinforces, the reward, punishment, or unconditioned stimulus used in reinforcement compare recruitment sense 1, the action of causing a subjec
supports, underpinnings, mountings, spurs, props, braces, columns, buttresses,shores, mounts
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The general summoned reinforcements from the neighboring town to bolster his dwindling army.
The firefighters requested reinforcements as the wildfire raged out of control.
The police called for reinforcements to suppress the growing riot.
The paramedics requested reinforcements as a mass casualty incident overwhelmed their resources.
