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reinforcement vs backing

backing vs reinforcement

reinforcement and backing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reinforcement Yes No No No
backing Yes No No No
As nouns, backing is a hyponym of reinforcement; that is, backing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reinforcement:
  • reinforcement: a device designed to provide additional strength
  • backing: something forming a back that is added for strengthening
Other hyponyms of reinforcement include mount, brace, bracing, brace, safety arch.
reinforcement (noun) backing (noun)
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior the act of providing approval and support
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission something forming a back that is added for strengthening
a device designed to provide additional strength financial resources provided to make some project possible
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
information that makes more forcible or convincing
Difference between reinforcement and backing

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