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

Even if the United States completes the modernization as planned, the country’s arsenal will still be insufficient to confront today’s and tomorrow’s nuclear challenges. —Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025

His team supports both Ecolab’s 48,000 employees and a diverse global customer base, bringing together IT, digital product development and supply chain modernization under one strategic roof. —Peter High, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Secular protesters opposed his authoritarianism, while Islamist protesters opposed his modernization agenda. —Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025

Unlike traditional school-construction and modernization bonds, voter approval is not needed for these bonds. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 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