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reforms

VERB

correct, rectify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend improve rebuild rehabilitate remake renovate reorganize repair resolve restore revise revolutionize standardize transform

STRONG

ameliorate better convert correct cure emend mend rearrange reclaim reconstitute reconstruct redeem refashion regenerate remedy remodel renew rework uplift

WEAK

bring up to code change one's ways clean up clean up one's act go straight make amends make over shape up swear off turn over a new leaf

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin waver worsen

STRONG

abandon forfeit kill

WEAK

impair

Example Sentences

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The regulators said helping vulnerable customers was a priority, reforms were kicking in, but there was more they could do.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When smart reforms prove that they deliver stronger campaigns and majority winners, they can become the new normal.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

While retaining tight state controls, both Beijing and Hanoi instituted enough market-friendly reforms to pursue versions of the export-oriented development strategies that powered the rise of many Asian countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

McDonnell sent a similar letter, also opposing the proposed charter reforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As a result, the contrast between musical styles in around 1500 and those of fifty years later, at the height of the European religious reforms, is dramatic.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall