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 reforms needed aren’t radical but common sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

After meeting with Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1984, President Reagan believed that market reforms could move China toward American-style capitalism, democracy and individualism.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Catalysts for Korean stocks include growing foreign interest, corporate governance reforms, and strategic global positioning.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

That said, “science of reading” reforms did not guarantee success.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In answer to a question as to whether de-mocracy could be achieved through gradual reforms, I suggested it could.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela