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• out-of-date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

Many popular world maps often represent modernized versions of the Mercator world map originally developed by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

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

Verb

To fix this, the infrastructure must be modernized to allow health systems to build scalable cell and gene therapies. — Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The state’s sawmill in Portland, which was recently modernized, produces materials used for state projects — including trail bridges, picnic tables in state parks, facility signage and building components — that are all locally sourced. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Kiffin modernized Alabama, then was accused of faking injuries to slow down Tennessee. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

In some cases, preexisting latifundia were modernized and adapted to the needs of export commodity production, frequently on the basis of outright slavery or any number of coercive arrangements like debt peonage and sharecropping. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

While the inside of the building, built circa 1878, has been modernized, the front exterior’s brick facade and front porch have been largely preserved. — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Over two centuries of American market evolution produced a system that reaches every corner of the global economy, built on disclosure, modernized by technology, and sustained by the confidence of investors worldwide. — Cromwell Coulson, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

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