Synonyms of retrofitting

retrofitting

verb

present participle of retrofit

as in rebuilding

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

• rebuilding
• building
• reconstructing
• redeveloping
• reassembling
• making
• constructing
• reedifying
• assembling
• erecting
• fabricating
• raising
• piecing
• rearing
• making up
• setting up
• confecting
• putting up

Dissimilar Words

• dismantling
• disassembling
• striking
• tearing down
• taking down
• dismembering
• knocking down
• demounting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrofitting

The human question As far as human spaceflight goes, SpaceX has been narrowly focused on retrofitting Starship for a multibillion-dollar NASA contact to ferry government astronauts to the moon amid a space race with China. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Budgeting for that gap now will be far cheaper than retrofitting governance after an agent goes rogue or a breach makes the decision for you. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

But if future administrations change the rules, retrofitting those plants later could cost even more than installing this equipment during construction. — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

For readers house-hunting or renovating in the next year, price the option of a second sleeping space now rather than retrofitting later. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Data centers are increasingly shrink-wrapped around the hardware of their moment; in some cases, building anew can be more efficient than retrofitting for a changeover in chips, cooling systems and power demands. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Of course, all this depends on Spock not dying in the process of entering and retrofitting the ion pod. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Now, that model is shifting to retrofitting these facilities for robotic food prep and kitchen design optimized for robots rather than chefs. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The company’s expansion is focused on retrofitting existing industrial sites. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026