moderniser
One updating traditions
Moderniser is a British spelling of modernizer—one who modernises, or the thing that does the modernising.
A political moderniser pushes a party toward contemporary positions.
A kitchen moderniser updates dated appliances and layouts.
Blair was seen as a moderniser within Labour.
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
vanguard · avant-garde · groundbreaking · cutting-edge · breakthrough · ingenuity · inventiveness · creativity
Thorough change in form
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
- renovationRestoring to good condition
restructuring · renewal · update · remodel · redesign · adaptation · transition · reinvention
Reflecting present knowledge
- currentDirected flow of charge
- fashionableCurrently in style
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- stylishFashionably elegant
fresh · zeitgeist · cutting-edge · state-of-the-art · newfangled · sleek · streamlined · contemporary
Analog-to-electronic transformation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
cybernetics · robotics · electronics · artificial intelligence · machine learning · cloud computing · virtual reality · augmented reality
Raise to higher standard
- patchMaterial covering damage
- pluginModular software extension
- integrationCombining into a whole
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
refactoring · migration · deployment · version control · API · codebase · repository · automation
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
revolutionary · vanguard · avant-garde · groundbreaking · cutting-edge · breakthrough · ingenuity · inventiveness · creativity · originality
transformation
Thorough change in form
renovation · restructuring · renewal · update · remodel · redesign · adaptation · transition · reinvention · alteration
up-to-date
Reflecting present knowledge
- currentDirected flow of charge
- fashionableCurrently in style
- trendyCurrently in vogue
stylish · fresh · zeitgeist · cutting-edge · state-of-the-art · newfangled · sleek · streamlined · contemporary · twenty-first century
digitization
Analog-to-electronic transformation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
software · cybernetics · robotics · electronics · artificial intelligence · machine learning · cloud computing · virtual reality · augmented reality · 3D printing
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- patchMaterial covering damage
- pluginModular software extension
- integrationCombining into a whole
compatibility · refactoring · migration · deployment · version control · API · codebase · repository · automation · scripting
modernisertraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
conservative · preservationist · reactionary · old guard · stick-in-the-mud
modernisernostalgist
One who longs backward
revivalist · restorationist · retrograde · archaist · antiquarian
- 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, modernised, modernising, modernisation, modernises, modernisers, modernisations