change one's ways

VERB

reform

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 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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change one's ways

Either way, D’Antoni’s departure is a reminder of how difficult it is for anyone—team member or team leader—to change one’s ways, especially if they are ways that have helped one win in the past.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2012

change one's ways

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