amends 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of amend
1
2
3
as in reforms
to change one's behavior or character for the better the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

amends

2 of 2

plural noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for amends
Verb
  • The facility will also benefit from a hybrid workforce combining robots and humans, which improves flexibility, speed, precision, and overall production efficiency.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2025
  • As Diop improves his shooting touch from outside, his value will only increase.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The combination of the suite’s ECM capabilities with the launcher’s decoy system enhances the ship’s defense capabilities against different threats.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The old-fashioned furnishings provide storage and display space that enhances the bathroom's utility.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Polymorphic malware changes its appearance with each infection, while metamorphic malware rewrites its code entirely.
    John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That’s probably most clear in the character of Bernadette (voiced by India Brown), who rewrites the annual Christmas pageant to be more woke.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Plural Noun
  • The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2025
  • Depp won the former couple’s 2022 joint defamation trial with a seven-member jury in Fairfax, Virginia awarding him more than $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amends. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on amends

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!