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

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

Party leaders laid out proposals for relieving poverty, improving social security, and reforming the education system and admitted members from backgrounds unusual for the CHP, including a Kurdish activist and a union leader. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

For organizers who gathered, the demand goes beyond reforming how the technology is used. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

In parallel, the United Kingdom is also seeking to accelerate its own regulatory processes by reforming its framework for rare disease therapies. — Kimberley Jane Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

All In Now, released in May, marked the group’s second LP since reforming in 2023 after a two-decade break. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Some members sought to amend the resolution to call for reforming ICE rather than abolishing it. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

The pop-country sibling trio The Band Perry surprised fans by announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2023, and shocked them by reforming as the husband-and-wife duo of Kimberly Perry and Johnny Costello in 2025. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026