REFORM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REFORM?

Need another word that means the same as “reform”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “reform” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reform” are: reclaim, rectify, regenerate, see the light, straighten out, improve, make better, better, ameliorate, refine, mend, correct, rehabilitate, mend one's ways, change for the better, change completely, make a fresh start, turn over a new leaf, become a new person, reconstruct oneself, go straight, get back on the straight and narrow, improvement, betterment, amelioration, refinement, rectification, correction, rehabilitation

Reform as a Noun

Definitions of "Reform" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reform” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action or process of reforming an institution or practice.
• A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses.
• Self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice.
• A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices.

Synonyms of "Reform" as a noun (7 Words)

amelioration	The act of relieving ills and changing for the better. Progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition.
betterment	An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility. They believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society.
correction	A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure. Market runups are invariably followed by a correction.
improvement	An example of improving or being improved. The new school represents a great improvement.
rectification	(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation. The inward rectification of single channel currents.
refinement	The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste. A man of intellectual refinement.
rehabilitation	The action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour. A posthumous rehabilitation of the activist.

Usage Examples of "Reform" as a noun

• Economic reforms.
• Justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts.
• The reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians.
• The reform of the divorce laws.
• The family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform.

Reform as a Verb

Definitions of "Reform" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reform” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices.
• Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
• Cause (someone) to relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle.
• Produce by cracking.
• Change for the better.
• Make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.
• Subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use as petrol.
• Relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle.
• Break up the molecules of.
• Improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition.

Synonyms of "Reform" as a verb (22 Words)

ameliorate	Get better. The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
become a new person	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
better	Make something better improve. His account can hardly be bettered.
change completely	Become deeper in tone.
change for the better	Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
correct	Make right or correct. Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance.
get back on the straight and narrow	Go or come after and bring or take back.
go straight	Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
improve	Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. The editor improved the manuscript with his changes.
make a fresh start	Eliminate urine.
make better	Give certain properties to something.
mend	Return to health; heal. Workmen were mending faulty cabling.
mend one's ways	Heal or recover.
reclaim	Bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation. Societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes.
reconstruct oneself	Build again.
rectify	Purify or refine (a substance) by repeated or continuous distillation. We are working to rectify the situation.
refine	Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying. Refine pig iron.
regenerate	(especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to. The lizard has to find the wherewithal to regenerate its tail.
rehabilitate	Restore to a state of good condition or operation. After a year in the mental clinic the patient is now rehabilitated.
see the light	Date regularly; have a steady relationship with.
straighten out	Make straight or straighter.
turn over a new leaf	Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.

Usage Examples of "Reform" as a verb

• It was only when his drunken behaviour led to blows that he started to reform.
• The state has a duty to reform criminals.
• The lazy student promised to reform.
• The Church reformed me.
• Reform your conduct.
• Reform the health system in this country.
• The Bill will reform the tax system.
• Reform oil.
• Reform a political system.
• Reform gas.

Associations of "Reform" (30 Words)

ameliorate	Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
amend	Make amendments to. The rule was amended to apply only to non members.
clergyman	A male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one.
congregation	The action of gathering together in a crowd. The singing of psalms by the whole congregation.
converted	Spiritually reborn or converted. A converted Victorian property.
denomination	A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. High denomination banknotes.
excision	The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause.
extirpation	The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.
heal	Become sound or healthy again. The bullet wounds had healed.
improve	Get better. Communications improved during the 18th century.
mend	A repair in a material. My broken leg is mending.
patch	Mend by putting a patch on. Patches of thin ice.
protestant	Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.
reanimate	Restore to life or consciousness; revive. His personal dislike of the man was reanimated.
reclaim	The action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed. When Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room.
reformation	The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. The reformation of the Senate.
refurbish	Make brighter and prettier. We refurbished the guest wing.
regenerate	(of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage. A regenerate sinner.
rejuvenate	Make younger or more youthful. The Central Bank announced bold stimulus measures to rejuvenate the economy.
rejuvenation	The action of restoring a river or stream to a condition characteristic of a younger landscape. Experts in the art of facial rejuvenation.
religious	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. Religious attitude.
renew	Extend the period of validity of (a licence, subscription, contract, etc. A generator was replaced and filters were renewed.
renewal	The act of renewing. The contracts came up for renewal.
renovate	Make brighter and prettier. A little warm nourishment renovated him for a short time.
reschedule	Assign a new time and place for an event. The concert has been rescheduled for September.
restore	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Restore the forest to its original pristine condition.
resurgence	Bringing again into activity and prominence. A resurgence of interest in religion.
revamp	To patch up or renovate; repair or restore. The show was a revamp of an old idea.
reverend	A member of the clergy. A retired reverend.
revitalize	Give new life or vigor to. This food revitalized the patient.