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• out-of-date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

Set to arrive at retail in November is the Reebok Question Mid Recoded, a modernized update of Iverson’s first signature shoe in celebration of its 30th anniversary. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

The primary logo is a modernized version of the team’s former stick-and-palm secondary logo. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

This is the modernized centaurian myth; call it the cyborgian myth, where the machine becomes an extension of the man, the car his prosthesis. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Today, private equity firms have acquired large shares of the market for methadone clinics, telling lawmakers their capital has expanded treatment and modernized care. — Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The shop is clean and happy, well organized (but neither modernized nor gentrified), and packed from floor to ceiling with candy. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

In fact, this limitation turns out to be central to Dawn Ranch’s retro, summer camp-adjacent charm, which feels like a happy throwback even with its modernized facilities and amenities. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

But both Harrison and community members agreed that clearer, modernized access rules were needed, according to the report. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

As for the plane in question, this is a variant of the venerable F-16 and is a heavily modernized version featuring, among other features, APG-83 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

The graphics and art style are fantastic, and the controls have been modernized to be simpler to pick up for those who are already experienced with third-person action games, including other modern Zelda titles. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

But, in 2012, the six-bedroom house, now modernized, welcomed its first guests, turning a storied 19th century family home into a bed and breakfast designed to channel the casual elegance of Virginia wine country into an inn. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026

Looking ahead for the next year, Arthur says the BBC iPlayer service will be modernized in terms of look and feel. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

As with everything else, London Underground had since been modernized. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The emperor was installed in Tokyo as the absolute ruler (on paper, at least), and Japan modernized at breakneck speed. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Nobody wants this system modernized more than the people who have worked it. — Vincent E. Bianco Iii, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

The new batch of Su-57 multi-role fighter jets have been modernized based on extensive experience from its use in combat operations, according to reports. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

This toggle, which enables travelers to connect their personal headphones on flights that have not yet modernized their entertainment systems to be Bluetooth compatible. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026