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

By happenstance, Planetary Ventures is undertaking a wide-ranging modernization and restoration of the historic Hangar One in Mountain View. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025

The Gap brand is on a two-year run of positive comparable sales, stoked by a string of splashy, attention-grabbing marketing campaigns and collaborations, and encouraged by a store modernization program that is still in its early stages. —David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025

The Alt 370 effort, a multiyear life-extension and modernization program, addressed aging components identified through routine surveillance while improving overall reliability and safety. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025

Some view it as necessary modernization. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 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