Synonyms of retrofit

retrofit

verb

as in to rebuild

to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built

The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations.

We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system.

Related Words

• rebuild
• build
• reconstruct
• redevelop
• reassemble
• make
• construct
• reedify
• assemble
• fabricate
• rear
• erect
• make up
• raise
• set up
• piece
• put up
• confect

Dissimilar Words

• dismantle
• disassemble
• strike
• tear down
• take down
• knock down
• dismember
• demount

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrofit

The organizations that haven't figured that out yet are paying for it in client trust, in renewal conversations and in the compounding cost of retrofitting compliance into products that weren't designed to carry it. — Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The report included the lack of antimissile capabilities in the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 that was donated by the government of Qatar and later retrofitted. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Laser projectors still beat out the older IMAX digital xenon 2K resolution projectors, which were retrofitted into existing theaters. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Where Gravis retrofits machines already on site, Monumental deploys its own fleet from scratch. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026