RETROFIT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

retrofit

verb

Definition of retrofit

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.

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Recent Examples of retrofit The press coverage essentially retrofitted 1692 with the anxieties of 1976, recasting the Salem girls as teenagers on a bad trip. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 The sleek, low-profile hubs, retrofitted to the top of the pole, can host several attachments, including sensors that alert if the streetlamp falls or, in some cases, the Flock Safety Falcon cameras that have stirred controversy over surveillance. — Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Therefore, retrofitting Stormwater ponds and infrastructure are key to assisting older parts of town from flooding. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Marginal Gain That said, the current version is thick enough that it can't simply be retrofitted onto existing frames. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrofit

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Teams focused on hardware don’t have the luxury of time afforded to rebuilding teams such as the Bulls, who care more about playing through their young players than racking up wins this season.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
This should be particularly troubling to Floridians, whose communities include Nicaraguans who fled persecution and rebuilt their lives in the United States.

— Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebuild

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It was selected as the foundation of Britain’s five-ship Type 31 programme, which is being built at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in Scotland.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Most residents in Flagler Village are eager to see more tall towers built, according to Glassman.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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