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 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

The agency’s leaders are also reforming practices in its two shelters, following an outside review released last month. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 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