modernised
Brought up-to-date
Modernised is the British spelling of modernized, the past tense of modernize.
To modernise something is to update it for current times—replacing old equipment, methods, or ideas with newer ones: The factory was modernised in the 1990s.
A modernised building might have new wiring and plumbing behind a historic façade.
Updated and repaired
- upgradedRaised in quality
- refurbishedRestored to working order
- overhauledThoroughly repaired or renovated
- rebuiltConstructed anew
restructured · retrofitted · redeveloped · reconstructed · remodeled · revamped · transformed · reconfigured
Improved after abandoning wrongdoing
- restructuredRearranged fundamentally
- overhauledThoroughly repaired or renovated
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- updatedMade current or modern
streamlined · centralised · standardised · professionalised · rationalised · consolidated · systematised · bureaucratised
Of the present age
- redesignedCreated anew differently
- refreshedRestored to vigor
- restyledAltered in appearance
- reimaginedConceived again differently
sleek · minimalist · updated · revitalised · rebranded · streamlined · open-plan · functional
Converted to electronic format
- computerisedOperated by electronic processors
- updatedMade current or modern
- connectedJoined to another
- networkedLinked for data exchange
automated · integrated · data-driven · smart · wireless · online · touchscreen · streamlined
renovated
Updated and repaired
- upgradedRaised in quality
- refurbishedRestored to working order
- overhauledThoroughly repaired or renovated
rebuilt · restructured · retrofitted · redeveloped · reconstructed · remodeled · revamped · transformed · reconfigured · streamlined
reformed
Improved after abandoning wrongdoing
- restructuredRearranged fundamentally
- overhauledThoroughly repaired or renovated
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
updated · streamlined · centralised · standardised · professionalised · rationalised · consolidated · systematised · bureaucratised · formalised
contemporary
Of the present age
- redesignedCreated anew differently
- refreshedRestored to vigor
- restyledAltered in appearance
reimagined · sleek · minimalist · updated · revitalised · rebranded · streamlined · open-plan · functional · aesthetic
digitalised
Converted to electronic format
- computerisedOperated by electronic processors
- updatedMade current or modern
- connectedJoined to another
networked · automated · integrated · data-driven · smart · wireless · online · touchscreen · streamlined
modernisedantiquated
Old and outdated
outdated · old-fashioned · obsolete · archaic · dated
modernisedregressive
Reverting to earlier stages
retrograde · devolved · deteriorated · degraded · reversed
- 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
modernist, modernism, modernise, modernising, modernisation, modernises, modernisers, modernisations, moderniser