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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reforms

John Swinney said it was time to "embrace change", with reforms to sit at the heart of his programme for government.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Rodriguez has pushed through reforms in Venezuela's mining and petroleum industries, opening once tightly controlled sectors to private capital and foreign investment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Under the Plaza Accord, the U.S. and its allies combined joint intervention to push the dollar down against the West German and Japanese currencies with domestic reforms, such as a narrower U.S. budget deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He’s named former Fed governor Jeremy Stein — someone who was cited in a Bessent speech on liquidity reforms — to lead a task force on the Fed balance sheet.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

He did not make any of his reforms with the intention of putting himself out of power.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela