modernization

noun

mod·​ern·​i·​za·​tion ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized

2

: something modernized : a modernized version

Examples of modernization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But singling out one sector for the grid’s collective modernization challenge is a bit like blaming traffic congestion on the newest cars when the roads were already too narrow. —Brian Barlow, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Council members and staffers have been grappling with cost estimates that peg corrective repairs to the City Hall building at $329 million and more than $1 billion for full modernization over 20 years. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

What this Advance Notice proposes looks less like modernization and more like blunt fiscal pressure. —Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

The renovation and partial rebuild of Middlefork aims to improve both the safety and security of the elementary school, with improvements to address aging infrastructure problems and modernization efforts to meet current educational standards, the district said. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for modernization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration