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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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If he implements pro-market reforms, economic growth will take care of the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The US has demanded political and economic reforms but the specifics are unclear beyond a leadership change.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The consolidation of regional power by Modi’s party could catalyze structural reforms, which often get bogged down in federal-state conflicts, says Madhavi Arora, chief economist at Emkay Global Financial Services in Mumbai.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

A lot of experienced emergency managers I’ve spoken to, including people who are very high up and very well respected within the agency, believe in some of these reforms.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

These reforms, however, do not go nearly far enough.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander