Synonyms of retrofit

retrofit

verb

as in to rebuild

to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built

The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations.

We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebuild
• build
• reconstruct
• redevelop
• reassemble
• make
• construct
• reedify
• assemble
• fabricate
• rear
• erect
• make up
• raise
• set up
• piece
• put up
• confect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantle
• disassemble
• strike
• tear down
• take down
• knock down
• dismember
• demount

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrofit

Used Guantanamo to hold undocumented immigrants Trump directed the military to retrofit the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba, to hold up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants. —Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025

Zoom in: In addition to paying for the vehicles, the money DPD is requesting would cover costs for retrofitting the cars, establishing supportive infrastructure like charging stations and training mechanics, Folmar tells us. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025

The group that would retrofit the buses, The Source, is based in Vero Beach and runs its own shelter-bus program, called the Dignity Bus. —Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025

The state spent $310,000 to retrofit the unit for the study and pays for staff salaries. —Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 19 Mar. 2025