modernise
Bring up-to-date
Modernise is the British spelling of modernize—to make something current or up-to-date.
You modernise a kitchen by installing new appliances, or modernise a business by adopting new technology.
Countries modernise their infrastructure, militaries, or legal systems.
The word implies bringing something in line with contemporary standards or practices: The factory was modernised in the 1990s.
Complete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- liberalizeReduce restrictions on
- deregulateRemove official controls
- amendModify or correct
revise · evolve · progress · transform · renewal · rejuvenate · rehabilitate · democratize
Change something fundamentally
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformChange completely in form
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
trailblaze · invent · advance · progress · visionary · groundbreaking · reinvent · leapfrog
Restore worn items
- remodelReconstruct or redesign
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
revamp · renew · redesign · update · convert · rework · refresh · rehabilitate
Currently in vogue
- stylishFashionably elegant
- contemporaryOf the present age
- chicTasteful, current flair
- fashionableCurrently in style
hip · edgy · avant-garde · vogue · fresh · updated · current · sleek
Self-operating system design
- digitizeConvert to electronic format
- computerizeAutomate via technology
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
AI · analytics · data · connectivity · integration · cybersecurity · algorithm · network
Directed flow of charge
- present-dayOf this era
- up-to-dateReflecting present knowledge
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
21st-century · forward-looking · newfangled · recent · latest · advanced · progressive · sleek
overhaul
Complete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- liberalizeReduce restrictions on
- deregulateRemove official controls
amend · revise · evolve · progress · transform · renewal · rejuvenate · rehabilitate · democratize · secularize
revolutionize
Change something fundamentally
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformChange completely in form
disrupt · trailblaze · invent · advance · progress · visionary · groundbreaking · reinvent · leapfrog · future-proof
refurbish
Restore worn items
upgrade · revamp · renew · redesign · update · convert · rework · refresh · rehabilitate · repurpose
trendy
Currently in vogue
- stylishFashionably elegant
- contemporaryOf the present age
- chicTasteful, current flair
fashionable · hip · edgy · avant-garde · vogue · fresh · updated · current · sleek · minimalist
automation
Self-operating system design
- digitizeConvert to electronic format
- computerizeAutomate via technology
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
cloud · AI · analytics · data · connectivity · integration · cybersecurity · algorithm · network · infrastructure
current
Directed flow of charge
- present-dayOf this era
- up-to-dateReflecting present knowledge
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
cutting-edge · 21st-century · forward-looking · newfangled · recent · latest · advanced · progressive · sleek · streamlined
moderniseantiquate
Make obsolete or outdated
medievalise · retrograde · archaize · regress
- modernist artExperimental early-twentieth-century aesthetics
- modernist designStripped-down, geometric aesthetic movement
- modernist architectureSpare, functional building design
- modernist furnitureTwentieth-century design movement pieces
- modernist styleArt movement rejecting ornamentation
- modernist homesTwentieth-century design residences
modernize, modernized, modernist, modernity, modernism, modernizing, modernizes, modernised, modernising