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

Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Streamlining permitting, modernizing regulations, encouraging greater private investment and prioritizing projects that support long-term economic growth are not about cutting corners. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Classic flip-flops are having a major resurgence this summer, with jelly and square-toed styles modernizing the trend. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

The company has kept modernizing stores while integrating them with online ordering, pickup, and delivery. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026

By my final year of high school in 2015, most of these restrictions were lifted; the following year, Saudi Vision 2030 was announced, setting the country on its current modernizing course. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Both candidates see modernizing the office’s systems and expanding access to the public as cornerstones of their campaigns. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

The future of workforce training depends on modernizing classrooms. — Bill Hansen, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

Collins Aerospace will provide engineering support focused on modernizing the aircraft’s avionics and keeping aging systems in service. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026