Synonyms of modernizing

modernizing

verb

present participle of modernize

as in updating

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

• updating
• redesigning
• streamlining
• remaking
• contemporizing
• reworking
• remodeling
• revising
• recasting
• reengineering
• refashioning
• redoing
• redeveloping
• revamping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modernizing

The foursome began a two-year, multi-million-dollar journey that preserved the building’s original craftsmanship while modernizing the design, plumbing, and electrical. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Ultimately, Johnston said, the central issue is reliability, not resistance to AT&T modernizing its network. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

This includes modernizing aging classrooms, replacing outdated systems and upgrading student spaces, and comes at a time when the district’s well of previous bond money from measures passed in 2002 and 2008 is running dry. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

The company brought the duo back by popular demand, though modernizing such beloved products requires some care. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

While modernizing an aging grid and manufacturing reshoring play a part, the AI boom is causing the most significant spike in power demand. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 July 2026

French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre founded the SSPX in 1970 in opposition to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Fast-forward seven years, and now the administration claims the deal failed to accomplish its goals of modernizing and rebalancing trade among the three countries. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2026

There is bipartisan support for modernizing the nation's airspace. — Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026