RETROFITTING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

retrofitting

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present participle of retrofit

as in rebuilding

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.

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Recent Examples of retrofitting Making ramps that were accessible with trailers, retrofitting hair and makeup trailers for disabled actors to be able to use. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 Building that boundary in from the start is generally easier than retrofitting it after an incident. — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Another technological difference is that, unlike Waymo, Zoox is building its robotaxi from the ground up instead of retrofitting an existing car. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 The human question As far as human spaceflight goes, SpaceX has been narrowly focused on retrofitting Starship for a multibillion-dollar NASA contact to ferry government astronauts to the moon amid a space race with China. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 But if future administrations change the rules, retrofitting those plants later could cost even more than installing this equipment during construction. — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 For readers house-hunting or renovating in the next year, price the option of a second sleeping space now rather than retrofitting later. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Data centers are increasingly shrink-wrapped around the hardware of their moment; in some cases, building anew can be more efficient than retrofitting for a changeover in chips, cooling systems and power demands. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 Of course, all this depends on Spock not dying in the process of entering and retrofitting the ion pod. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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City crews are pumping out water on the streets, rebuilding beach berms and opening tide valves to help mitigate water intrusion.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.

— Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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