Synonyms of updating

updating

verb

present participle of update

as in redesigning

to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage

the movie is basically a retelling of the tried-and-true Cinderella story, updated for today's hipper audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• redesigning
• modernizing
• streamlining
• remaking
• reworking
• remodeling
• revising
• contemporizing
• recasting
• redoing
• reengineering
• refashioning
• revamping
• redeveloping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of updating

Kansas City will get $100 million to continue updating and improving its entertainment facilities and administrative buildings. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Owners are responsible for registering and updating microchip details. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

For the four-year period between 2023 and 2026, culminating in a money-spinning World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, FIFA projected $13billion in revenues (subsequently updating its projections to $15bn). — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Using tech as a quick and easy way of updating a story isn’t a new concept by any means. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 31 July 2026

These conversations help partners adjust the arrangement as their routines change, whether that means renegotiating chores, updating the budget or building in more downtime together. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

If the former occurs, X doesn’t really offer solutions, only suggestions that users try basic fixes, like restarting or updating, switching to another device, or toggling between Wi-Fi or cellular data. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Through Glimpact, companies can understand and analyze the environmental impact of their products and their full operational scale, updating this dynamically and automatically, and with specific data. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Writing is hard because your human brain, the one that’s been running and updating the biological human survival software for roughly 200,000 years, is genuinely convinced that putting words on a page might kill you. — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026