| Main Entry: | reformation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of reforming |
Synonyms: |
alteration, amendment, change, correction, improvement, realignment, rearrangement, reconstruction, reform, rehabilitation, renewal, renovation, reorganization, reworking, shifting, transformation |
| Main Entry: | reformation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the state of being reformed |
Synonyms: |
abolition, reawakening, rebirth, recovery, reestablishment, remaking, repeal, restoration |
| Main Entry: | alteration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change |
Synonyms: |
about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amendment, conversion, correction, difference, diversification, exchange, fixing, flip-flop, metamorphosis, mid-course correction, modification, mutation, reformation, remodeling, reshaping, revision, shift, switch, switch-over, transformation, transmutation, turn, variance, variation |
| Main Entry: | amendment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correction, improvement |
Synonyms: |
alteration, amelioration, betterment, change, correction, enhancement, improvement, mending, modification, rectification, reform, reformation, remedy, repair, revision |
Antonyms: |
worsening |
| Main Entry: | conversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, adaptation |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, born again, change of heart, changeover, exchange, flip-flop, flux, growth, innovation, metamorphosis, metanoia, metasis, modification, novelty, passage, passing, permutation, progress, proselytization, qualification, reclamation, reconstruction, reformation, regeneration, remodelling, reorganization, resolution, resolving, reversal, see the light, switch, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmogrification, transmutation, turning, turning around |
Antonyms: |
idleness, sameness |
| Main Entry: | correction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discipline |
Synonyms: |
admonition, castigation, chastisement, punishment, punition, reformation, reproof, rod |
Antonyms: |
allowance, coddling, indulgence, permissiveness, petting, spoiling |
| Main Entry: | improvement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bettering; something bettered |
Synonyms: |
advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase, meliorism, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, upbeat, upgrade, upswing |
Antonyms: |
damage, decline, decrease, diminishing, harm, hurt, injury, weakening, worsening |
| Main Entry: | redress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, compensation |
Synonyms: |
aid, amendment, amends, assistance, atonement, balancing, change, conciliation, correction, cure, ease, indemnity, justice, offsetting, payment, quittance, recompense, rectification, reestablishment, reformation, rehabilitation, relief, remedy, remission, remodeling, renewal, repair, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, retribution, return, revision, reward, reworking, satisfaction, vengeance |
Antonyms: |
hurt, injury |
| Main Entry: | repair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restoration, fixing |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, darn, improvement, mend, new part, overhaul, patch, reconstruction, reformation, rehabilitation, replacement, substitution |
Antonyms: |
breaking, damage, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, neglect, wrecking |
| Main Entry: | revolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drastic action or change, often in politics |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, bloodshed, cabal, coup, coup d'état, crime, debacle, destruction, disorder, foment, golpe, guerrilla activity, innovation, insubordination, insurgency, metamorphosis, mutiny, outbreak, overthrow, overturn, plot, radical change, rebellion, reformation, reversal, revolt, rising, row, shake-up, shift, strife, strike, subversion, transformation, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, turnover, underground activity, unrest, upheaval, uprising, uproar, upset, violence |
| Notes: | rebellion is open resistance to a government or authority; revolution is a rebellion that succeeds in overthrowing the government and establishing a new one |
Antonyms: |
stagnation, submission |