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• out-of-date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

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

This is supposed to be an ancient Greek epic, but the inclusion of racial diversity, and especially American English accents, along with modernized dialogue, make this film sound, and feel like fan fiction. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

The request for proposals comes as some of the CTA’s peer transit agencies have experimented with modernized fare gates designed to help deter fare evasion. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 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

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

Verb

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

Public safety agencies have modernized communications, healthcare providers have expanded access to critical services and organizations with remote operations have improved resilience. — Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 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

Read acknowledged the constitutional language could be modernized while preserving its original intent. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 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

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