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

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reforms

Structural reforms can create better conditions for improvement, but they can’t guarantee it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A new executive directive announced Thursday by Mayor Karen Bass seeks to boost crisis intervention training for police officers, among other reforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

For now, the results highlight the importance of continued satellite monitoring of Arctic sea ice, along with the energy balance that controls how the ice melts and reforms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He would press ahead with tax, welfare and economic reforms to bring about prosperity, he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The newly discovered spirits frequently expressed messages in support for these kinds of earthly reforms.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock