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

Edison Motors Edison started off its operations by retrofitting a 1962 Kenworth truck with its own electric axles, and this seems to have inspired its design thinking for its own creations. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

The grants help pay for home improvements like upgrading roof coverings, retrofitting doors and windows, and reinforcing connections between walls and roofs. — Jaclyn De Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Leaving it to revisit once the rules are clearer means retrofitting later, which tends to be considerably slower and more costly. — Sailesh Sewpaul, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

So how much have taxpayers already spent retrofitting this plane? — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Moreover, retrofitting existing offshore wind turbines with cable-stay reinforcements offers operators a cost-effective way to extend the lifespan of aging assets. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

European consumers have lagged behind the rest of the world in adopting AC, due to high energy costs, expensive installation fees and restrictions on retrofitting the continent’s older buildings. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Rather than retrofitting a factory with a robot arm here and a vision sensor there, Foundational makes physical products, starting with data-center hardware, using factories designed from scratch to be run by software. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 July 2026

But manufacturers already producing turbines for other uses are retrofitting now to produce wind energy, even if less efficiently. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026