modernization

noun

mod·​ern·​i·​za·​tion ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized

2

: something modernized : a modernized version

Examples of modernization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The test strengthens Diehl’s position as a key defense contractor for Germany’s ongoing modernization programs. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025

This opening, along with the unveiling of the brand’s new two-level Regent Street flagship in London in September, marks the beginning of a global store modernization strategy that will encompass the redesign of more than 350 stores globally in the next three years. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving to rewrite decades of federal rules, a sweeping deregulation drive that his allies call overdue modernization and safety advocates warn could cut too deep. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025

Still, modernization also requires a new mindset, said Clark. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for modernization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration