reform vs better

reform and better both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reform	Yes	No	Yes	No
better	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, better is a hypernym of reform; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

reform: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
better: to make better

Other hypernyms of reform include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.

As verbs, better is a hypernym of reform; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

Other hypernyms of reform include ameliorate, improve, meliorate.

As verbs, better is a hypernym of reform; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

reform: improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
better: to make better

Other hypernyms of reform include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.

reform (noun)	better (noun)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses	something superior in quality or condition or effect
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices	the superior one of two alternatives
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice	someone who bets
	a superior person having claim to precedence

reform (adjective)	better (adjective)
	(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
	(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
	(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
	more than half

reform (verb)	better (verb)
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices	get better
break up the molecules of	to make better
produce by cracking	surpass in excellence
change for the better
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

reform (adverb)	better (adverb)
	comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
	from a position of superiority or authority