All reform synonyms
reΒ·form
R r verb reform
- better β Better is the comparative of good.
- get better β recover
- dittoed β the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- gussy up β to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- dinning β a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- counter check β a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- countercheck β a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- mend β to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- ingeminate β to repeat; reiterate.
- mend one's ways β (Idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
- facelift β Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- customizing β to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- clean up one's act β to start to behave in a responsible manner
- hold over β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- counter-checking β a check that opposes or restrains.
- counterattacking β Present participle of counterattack.
- convert β If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- amend β If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- disestablish β to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- make like β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- comes around β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- optimise β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- get well β conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
- do over β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- alter β If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- make for β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- modernise β to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- bestir β to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- gussied up β dressed in a showy way
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- dinned β a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- optimize β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- come again β Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- modernize β to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
noun reform
- modification β an act or instance of modifying.
- amelioration β the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- amendment β An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.