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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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When smart reforms prove that they deliver stronger campaigns and majority winners, they can become the new normal.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

North Korea, believing that Chinese-style economic reforms would endanger the absolute control of the Kim dynasty, built up a nuclear arsenal to shore up the regime’s power indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Justice Bill proposes "significant reforms" that include changes to bail and custody arrangements for children and improved services for victims and witnesses.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"This is our strategic objective," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who conceded that many reforms were still needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In sharp contrast, take ‘If ye love me’, composed by Thomas Tallis for the Chapel Royal of Edward VI when Protestant reforms were in the ascendancy.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall