Synonyms of revolutionize

revolutionize

verb

as in to transform

to change (something) very much or completely; to cause a revolution in (something)

The invention of the airplane revolutionized travel.

This new drug may revolutionize cancer treatment.

This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how the human brain works.

Related Words

• transform
• alter
• change
• modify
• transfigure
• transmute
• revise
• remodel
• recast
• regenerate
• refashion
• rework
• remake
• vary
• deform
• revamp
• mutate
• redo
• metamorphose
• exchange
• commute
• make over
• retool
• convert
• rejigger

Dissimilar Words

• set
• fix
• stabilize
• freeze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revolutionize

Electricity turned on the lights, revolutionized manufacturing, and upended our evolved biorhythms. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

This is the basic technology that revolutionized US oil a decade ago, and made the country by far the world’s top producer. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The Frankfurt Kitchen revolutionized domestic labor In 1925, the mayor of Frankfurt appointed architect Ernst May as the city’s building councilor and tasked him with designing a comprehensive program to address the housing shortage. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Theranos promised to revolutionize blood testing by performing rapid, accurate tests on special devices that only required tiny amounts of blood. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026