Synonyms of modernized

modernized 1 of 2

adjective

as in updated

Related Words

• updated
• latest
• high-tech
• last
• futuristic
• stylish
• modern
• fashionable
• now
• contemporary
• nouvelle
• recent
• ultramodern
• modish
• modernistic
• happening
• in
• up-to-date
• new
• state-of-the-art
• newfangled
• current
• latter-day
• present-day
• new age
• designer
• new-fashioned
• mod
• up-to-the-minute
• space-age
• red-hot
• hot

Dissimilar Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• out-of-date
• old-fashioned
• dated
• anachronistic
• old
• old-time
• ancient
• past
• fusty
• musty
• aged
• historical
• venerable
• historic
• former
• antediluvian
• hoary
• late
• olden
• antique
• bygone
• obsolete
• age-old
• retro
• outmoded
• passé
• retrograde
• outworn
• oldfangled
• discarded
• old-world
• disused
• timeless
• forgotten
• remote
• unmodernized
• ageless
• kaput
• moth-eaten
• dateless

modernized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of modernize

as in redesigned

to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage

a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• redesigned
• updated
• streamlined
• remade
• contemporized
• reworked
• remodeled
• revised
• reengineered
• refashioned
• recast
• revamped
• redeveloped
• redid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modernized

Adjective

Located in Noventa di Piave near Venice, the modernized facility tests high-voltage equipment such as transformers and disconnectors before they are deployed on power grids. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Mysore was one of the most powerful kingdoms in southern India; its military was among the more modernized and effective fighting forces in the hodgepodge of principalities that made up India’s political map at the time. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

These innovations, built on a modernized digital platform and improved data architecture, aim to deepen engagement for global audiences. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Keep reading for more of our favorite modernized pieces with a vintage flair to shop at Amazon. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

Inspired by yacht racing, the modernized craft is made primarily of aluminum and carbon fiber and travels at around 14 knots, or roughly 16 miles per hour. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 June 2026

While previous versions featured rigid buttons and clumsy text padding that often disrupted layouts, the modernized editor completely addresses these design headaches. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026

In 2025, Boeing sent a B-52 to Edwards with a modernized radar system that is key to keeping the bomber in the air through at least 2050. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

The modernized aircraft that had been successfully transferred to Edwards Air Force Base for testing in December. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

Verb

This plan, spearheaded by the Mohammed VI Academy and coach Nasser Larguet, modernized Moroccan football by integrating European methodologies with a national identity. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Its nuclear deterrent is modernized and efficient; its army is larger, and its navy far more deployable than that of its British counterpart. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis. — George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

However, the fit was modernized with a roomier leg and cropped length that hit just above the ankle. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

The Ultimate universe line of comics revamped Marvel's greatest heroes for the 21st century, kicked off by a Spidey series that modernized the classic '60s origin tale and revamped his longtime supporting characters. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Not in the wrong way, of course, given that this tournament has certainly been updated and modernized in all the right ways to keep pace with the growth of tennis and, in general, professional sports. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Keke Palmer modernized the old money look with a rich shade of copper with a sleek blonde money piece. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 2 July 2026