/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of re form Find synonyms for: Noun1. reform, improvementusage: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"2. reform, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortusage: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"3. reform, self-improvement, self-reformationusage: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"Verb1. reform, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateusage: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"2. reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify, change, alter, modifyusage: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"3. reform, create from raw material, create from raw stuffusage: produce by cracking; "reform gas"4. reform, change integrityusage: break up the molecules of; "reform oil"5. reform, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateusage: improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"6. reform, straighten out, see the light, better, improve, ameliorate, meliorateusage: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language