Synonyms of reforming

reforming

verb

present participle of reform

1

as in rehabilitating

to make better in behavior or character

volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitating
• redeeming
• reclaiming
• improving
• regenerating
• restoring
• habilitating
• refining
• amending
• reeducating
• purifying
• cleansing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subverting
• lowering
• corrupting
• degrading
• poisoning
• warping
• debauching
• demoralizing
• perverting
• prostituting
• profaning
• demeaning
• depraving
• cankering
• abasing

2

as in improving

to change one's behavior or character for the better

a man who's been trying to reform ever since he got fired for missing too many days of work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• amending
• behaving
• regenerating
• shaping up
• straightening (up or out)
• mending
• cleaning up one's act
• bettering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressing
• backsliding

3

as in amending

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

he had better reform his ways if he wants any of us to trust him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amending
• correcting
• rewriting
• remedying
• rectifying
• changing
• improving
• repairing
• debugging
• modifying
• revising
• emending
• reworking
• adjusting
• redrafting
• red-penciling
• fixing
• redrawing
• redressing
• shortening
• regulating
• ameliorating
• polishing
• altering
• righting
• perfecting
• bettering
• cutting
• modulating
• restyling
• blue-penciling
• touching up
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damaging
• hurting
• impairing
• injuring
• harming
• spoiling
• worsening
• marring
• aggravating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reforming

The population consisted of workers transforming the strip of land to be habitable, even desirable, reforming the cluster into a model of hospitality. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

The decade-plus of legal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, criminal justice experts have said, offers insight into the difficulties of reforming law enforcement agencies charged with endemic racial bias. — Yana Kunichoff, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

Now, there’s a growing coalition trying to revive condo construction in California by reforming a decades-old law that housing advocates and developers say has put a stranglehold on condo development. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Both floated other ideas like reforming the child tax credit, which is not a block grant and thus would not have the demand problem that the existing childcare subsidy program already has. — Helen Huiskes, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2026

Make a case for reforming Social Security and Medicare to preserve it for current and future generations. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Getting real relief for our healthcare affordability woes is a gargantuan challenge that involves reforming many different parts of the system. — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2026

All the austerity options—cutting spending, reforming entitlements, or raising taxes are measures politicians are reluctant to embrace before an election. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

At those meetings, emergency managers from powerful states led by Republican governors, including Texas and Florida, discussed the importance of reforming FEMA, but did not publicly advocate for eliminating it. — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026