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• out-of-date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

The executive evaluating modernized software still shops online. — Taylor Cheek-Mundy, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Their old concrete, masonry, waterways, and modernized machinery connect early public-power ambitions to the needs of today’s grid. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

The aircraft is expected to eventually replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit while operating alongside modernized B-52 Stratofortress bombers expected to remain in service into the middle of the century. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

In short, the specific backgrounds of the top candidates will be less important than their ability to lead a modernized hockey operations department that cohesively blends scouting, player development, and every other element. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Each of the members emerged on the square with sleek black and white looks, resembling traditional Korean clothing but with a modernized flair. — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026

His band Porcupine Tree had spent the ’90s paying tribute to all manner of classic ’70s sounds, though often with a modernized studio sheen that attracted contemporary prog acolytes searching for one last drop at the bottom of the barrel. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

Not to mention the ole' Abe Goodman got a full renovation that finished in 2025 that turned the clubhouse into a more modernized version of its former self. — Joel Haley, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 July 2026

Verb

Under his leadership, the company has sharpened its identity, modernized its direct-to-consumer engine, and elevated its heritage brands in both cultural influence and commercial performance. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Released two years after methadone treatment regulations were modernized, the toolkit only passingly mentions the medication known to vastly reduce someone’s odds of dying from opioid overdose. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Apaches have been upgraded and modernized since the aircraft was first introduced in 1984, and they are slated to keep flying until 2050. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

While responding to a question on how state government can be modernized, Klobuchar and Demuth aligned on investments in upgrading IT infrastructure. — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2026

In response to growing concerns that the pipeline needed to be modernized, especially in the freshwaters of the Straits of Mackinac, Enbridge reached an agreement with then Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on its modernization. — Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1890’s novella, Burch has modernized it and changed the Vienna setting to New York City’s Soho district, a once-bustling enclave for artists and poets and now something quite different. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Shannon noted that the average age of a dam in the United States is 60 years, and thousands need to be replaced or modernized. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

The laboratory also modernized Thermal Diffusion Isotopic Separation (TDIS), allowing the gases themselves to be enriched directly. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026