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

But with the introduction of AI in the last few years and its implications for booking, payments, commissions and customer-management systems it’s made travel a hotbed of competition–fertile ground for modernization and investment. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Fleet plans under review The proposal arrives as Canada reportedly weighs significant changes to its fighter modernization program. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

More recently, the country’s military modernization program has been jolted by revelations of corruption at the highest levels of the People’s Liberation Army, including practically the entire top command of the rocket force. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

The piece suggests that aligning the State Board of Education more tightly with the Department of Education through the new commissioner follows these longstanding calls for modernization. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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