Synonyms of retrofitted

retrofitted

verb

variants or retrofit

past tense of retrofit

as in rebuilt

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

• rebuilt
• built
• reconstructed
• reassembled
• redeveloped
• constructed
• made
• reedified
• assembled
• erected
• fabricated
• raised
• reared
• pieced
• set up
• made up
• confected
• put up

Dissimilar Words

• dismantled
• disassembled
• struck
• knocked down
• dismembered
• tore down
• took down
• demounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrofitted

Almost every gallery and store had wheelchair entry, retrofitted into eighteenth-century infrastructure in ways that would trigger decades-long preservation battles back in the UK. —Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

The city passed legislation nearly 18 months ago requiring property owners to retrofit their multi-story, wooden-frame buildings with at least three units constructed before 1990. —Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

The latest blueprints depict mega-campuses built in multiple phases over decades, while existing data centers must be retrofitted for modern AI. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026

The Krafts are looking to partner with Big Dog Ranch, the country’s largest cage-free, no-kill rescue, to retrofit a property near Patriot Place into a satellite shelter that focuses on dogs for veterans. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026

The plane could not enter service immediately, though, as the Pentagon needed to retrofit it to serve as Air Force One. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

For Ann Lee, an arthouse musical that counts among its closest antecedents Robert Eggers’ The Witch and the Björk-starring Dancer in the Dark, Blumberg reworked and retrofitted 10 traditional Shaker hymns, and recorded Seyfried and the other actors live on set. —Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026

Ryan’s planes were retrofitted to seat four to six passengers, and a daily air transportation service between San Diego and Los Angeles was established as Ryan Airlines Inc. —Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

Surely the Dodgers can afford to retrofit those sections with something to hold on to. —Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026