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

Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Among other things, the 1960s church meetings revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Enacted in 1972, the law has revolutionized women's sports by requiring equal treatment for male and female athletes, including proportional scholarship funding and equal facilities. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

After fundamentally changing science more than a century ago, modern physics may be about to revolutionize the world of computers – with implications for everything from the speed of doing complex research to nations’ vulnerability to cyberattack. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026