Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun modernization

2 senses of modernization

Sense 1
modernization, modernisation -- (making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process")
       => improvement -- (the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")

Sense 2
modernization -- (a modernized version (as of a play))
       => adaptation, version -- (a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel")