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

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

Their competitors spend those same years retrofitting and playing catch-up while early movers capture new markets. — Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 27 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

Despite a 1994 law to begin retrofitting the most vulnerable housing stock, only 35 buildings have been reinforced in the decades since. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Plans involve clearing or retrofitting the 15 soundstages on the 22-acre studio campus. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026