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

Richards pointed to that intervention as he announced the disclosure reforms, saying barriers to employment can be "particularly difficult to overcome" for people who committed crimes as children.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

While Tinubu's reforms are lauded for restoring some stability at the macroeconomic level, they have also created instability in households.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees have proposed renewing 702 coupled with a strong set of reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

At the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan offered a road map for tax and spending reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Mutual Welfare League-style reforms threatened the entrenched power of certain inmates.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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