Synonyms

modernization

American

[mod-er-nahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, modernisation

noun

the act or process of making or becoming up-to-date, or the state of being up-to-date or modern.

Los Angeles is investing billions in the first major modernization at LAX since the 1984 Olympics.

Other Word Forms

antimodernization noun
overmodernization noun
remodernization noun

Etymology

Origin of modernization

moderniz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Every additional aircraft delivered expands the pool of long-term maintenance, logistics and modernization revenue.

From MarketWatch

India’s acquisition of advanced fighter jets—in the works for more than two decades—highlights a paradox of the country’s defense modernization: India is undoubtedly stronger than before.

From The Wall Street Journal

E.ON said the rise reflects the modernization of Europe’s energy infrastructure and said continued investment would maintain earnings growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The selloff began after Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool could automate the modernization of COBOL, a decades-old programming language that underpins most ATM transactions and in-person credit card swipes.

From Barron's

The negative catalyst was a blog post from Anthropic, which highlighted a new Claude Code feature that automates the modernization of common business-oriented language, a programming language used for data processing.

From MarketWatch

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