RETROFITS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

retrofits

verb

present tense third-person singular of retrofit

as in rebuilds

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.

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Recent Examples of retrofits Four years later, her company, DB Trucks, buys and builds water trucks, or retrofits trucks that customers own, for uses like construction sites and firefighting. —

Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Schlott makes any necessary repairs and in the case of the general store phone, retrofits them with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology to enable calls. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofits

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Whether Washington rebuilds a coherent, credible Africa strategy — one grounded in trade certainty, institutional capacity, and mutual respect — will determine whether Jackson’s vision endures or becomes a relic of a different political age.

— Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Another, more forward-looking bill looks at what happens after someone successfully rebuilds.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026