REFORMED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

reformed

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past tense of reform

as in rehabilitated

to make better in behavior or character volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems

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as in improved

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

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as in amended

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from he had better reform his ways if he wants any of us to trust him

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Recent Examples of reformed Those who scrutinize whether the level of government is still needed in Indiana have pointed to such scandals as evidence that the system should be reformed or eliminated. —

Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026 Yet amid this fear, there remains an undeniable hope for the future — hope for the fall of a system that many believe cannot be reformed. —

Pegah Banihashemi, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 Crime abhors a vacuum, and in Tommy’s absence, the Peaky Blinders gang has reformed under the aegis of his sociopathic illegitimate son Duke (Barry Keoghan). —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026 Hole reformed with a different lineup from 2009 to 2012. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reformed

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The case also drew significant support for clemency, with advocates arguing she had been rehabilitated and no longer posed a threat.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Two Prosecutors is based on a novella by Georgy Demidov, a physicist who spent 18 years in Soviet prison camps and was rehabilitated in the late 1950s, only to then have his work seized by the authorities; most of his writings were only published following his death in 1987.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026