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

Kim Farrington, an accountant who has touted her work reforming federal spending to save taxpayer dollars, highlights tackling the national debt and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse as her top priority. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

In Venezuela, perhaps the biggest barrier to reforming the health system is the cost. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

For his contributions to reforming education in Ladakh, Wangchuk was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award, a prestigious Asia-wide honor presented for selfless and transformative service to society, in 2018. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

But Warsh has focused instead on reforming the central bank’s public messaging — mostly by demanding less of it. — Benn Steil, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

In my view, that is especially unfortunate because at the state level, there is bipartisan appetite to address ongoing health insurance barriers, such as by reforming prior authorization. — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

As the years pass, the task of reforming Social Security becomes a greater and greater challenge, the Urban Institute said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Budget includes limited tax increases The budget aims to increase state revenues by billions of dollars by reforming a tax on healthcare providers, imposing a sales tax for certain software products and limiting tax breaks on large corporations. — CBS News, 30 June 2026