Definitions

reform

[ri-fawrm] / rɪˈfɔrm /

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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Speaking of sub-Saharan Africa, Zeidane lauded government reform programs undertaken in recent years as giving regional economies more resilience to the current energy supply shock.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

First is a reform focused on renters in rural areas that says a tenant’s rental assistance can continue even if a landlord’s mortgage has been paid off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

He has also vowed to build mega-prisons in Colombia's jungle, and to shrink the state and reform the health system.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Bankruptcy gives businesses an opportunity to admit mistakes, reform and emerge stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Every moment—every blink—is composed of a series of discrete moving parts, and every one of those parts offers an opportunity for intervention, for reform, and for correction.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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