futuristic
adjective
fu·tur·is·tic
ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-stik 
1
: very modern
futuristic furniture/designs
On Friday, Germany and Costa Rica will meet in a futuristic, translucent-skinned stadium in Munich to kick off the monthlong mosh pit known as the World Cup.—
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a
: relating to, describing, or depicting events in an imagined future
a futuristic novel/story/film
b
: imagined, described, or depicted as occurring or existing in the future
A space elevator … is a futuristic structure, made famous by science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke in his 1979 novel The Fountains of Paradise.—Adam Brown
Adam BrownThe Space Rangers are a group of futuristic troubleshooters who zoom around the galaxy in a battle-scarred spaceship, …—Alan Carter
Alan Carter… the long-awaited sequel to the classic Blade Runner is about to hit cinemas featuring more … frenzied futuristic action.—James Moore
James MooreExamples of futuristic in a Sentence
The new offices are very futuristic.
The film depicts a futuristic society.
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These futuristic machines harness the strange properties of quantum mechanics to perform specific types of calculations exponentially faster than even the most powerful supercomputers.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The film feels very current, even futuristic at times — like the appearance of what looks like a Tesla Cybertruck.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Things took a futuristic turn as Taylor and her dancers turned into robots.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 June 2025
Both Google and OpenAI have shown off futuristic AI helpers that can talk in real time and see the world through a device’s camera.
—Will Knight, Wired News, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for futuristic
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“Futuristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futuristic. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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futuristic
adjective
fu·tur·is·tic
ˌfyü-chə-ˈris-tik
: being or resembling the style or type predicted for the future
futuristic furniture
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