Change

Synonyms for reform

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineChange

bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

The chaplain worked for years to reform hardened criminals.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

reclaim

Same sentence, swapped: The chaplain worked for years to reclaim hardened criminals.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for reform as it is used in the sentence above.

antique
activate
tidy

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Closest first: other change words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

adaptverbaccommodatemake fit for, or change to suit a new purposeRidgelineHas a reason line alignverbadjustplace in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straightRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line automaticadjectiveroboticresembling the unthinking functioning of a machineRidgeline belittleverbdiminishlessen the authority, dignity, or reputation ofRidgeline pullverbtakeremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractFoothillsHas a reason line quenchverbextinguishput out, as of fires, flames, or lightsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line readyadjective, verbquickapprehending and responding with speed and sensitivityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line showernouncascadea sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain showerRidgelineHas a reason line

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