reformed
adjective
re·formed ri-ˈfȯrmd 
1
: changed for the better
2
capitalized : protestant
specifically : of or relating to the chiefly Calvinist Protestant churches formed in various continental European countries
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Though Daphne plays a key supporting role in the latest season, her reformed rake of a husband is nowhere to be seen. 
Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 In fact, in recent years, Tomar has consulted with cheating detection companies like Turnitin, acting something like the reformed card counter who’s hired by casinos to warn them how they’re being sharked by professional gamblers. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 July 2022 According to Ingo Hasselbach, a reformed far-right activist who spent time in prison in the late 1980s, on Adolf Hitler’s birthday Nazi prisoners would paint swastikas on toilet paper and fashion them into armbands. Longreads, 2 Mar. 2022 And so a reformed idea of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has become part of the international discussion once again, this time driven even-more clearly by operational costs. Steve Tengler, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Later on, the team was mostly made up of reformed villains seeking redemption, and the Thunderbolts often took on dangerous missions for the government, Suicide Squad-style. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 June 2022 The gunman, at least in the public record, seemed to be a reformed, middle-aged ex-convict who had put the crimes of his youth behind him. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Parents were told their sons would leave reformed members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 The reformed vigilante serial killer isn't tracking a human, though, but a beautiful white buck. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2021 See More
Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 In fact, in recent years, Tomar has consulted with cheating detection companies like Turnitin, acting something like the reformed card counter who’s hired by casinos to warn them how they’re being sharked by professional gamblers. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 July 2022 According to Ingo Hasselbach, a reformed far-right activist who spent time in prison in the late 1980s, on Adolf Hitler’s birthday Nazi prisoners would paint swastikas on toilet paper and fashion them into armbands. Longreads, 2 Mar. 2022 And so a reformed idea of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has become part of the international discussion once again, this time driven even-more clearly by operational costs. Steve Tengler, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Later on, the team was mostly made up of reformed villains seeking redemption, and the Thunderbolts often took on dangerous missions for the government, Suicide Squad-style. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 June 2022 The gunman, at least in the public record, seemed to be a reformed, middle-aged ex-convict who had put the crimes of his youth behind him. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Parents were told their sons would leave reformed members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 The reformed vigilante serial killer isn't tracking a human, though, but a beautiful white buck. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing reformed
reformed
verb
1
as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rehabilitated
- redeemed
- regenerated
- improved
- reclaimed
- restored
- reeducated
- refined
- habilitated
- amended
- cleansed
- purified
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- subverted
- corrupted
- perverted
- degraded
- demoralized
- warped
- lowered
- debauched
- poisoned
- depraved
- prostituted
- cankered
- profaned
- abased
- demeaned
2
as in improved
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
- improved
- amended
- behaved
- regenerated
- shaped up
- mended
- straightened (up or out)
- cleaned up one's act
- bettered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- regressed
- backslid
3
as in amended
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
- amended
- corrected
- changed
- remedied
- rectified
- improved
- reworked
- debugged
- modified
- repaired
- revised
- redrafted
- restyled
- adjusted
- emended
- rewrote
- altered
- red-penciled
- shortened
- ameliorated
- redressed
- regulated
- fixed
- perfected
- polished
- modulated
- redrew
- righted
- cut
- bettered
- blue-penciled
- mended
- touched up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- damaged
- impaired
- harmed
- injured
- marred
- hurt
- spoiled
- aggravated
- spoilt
- worsened