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.

—Grant Wahl

2

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

The Space Rangers are a group of futuristic troubleshooters who zoom around the galaxy in a battle-scarred spaceship, …

—Alan Carter

… the long-awaited sequel to the classic Blade Runner is about to hit cinemas featuring more … frenzied futuristic action.

—James Moore

futuristically

ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of futuristic in a Sentence

The new offices are very futuristic.

The film depicts a futuristic society.

Recent Examples on the Web

The re-branding of AI as Apple Intelligence takes a technology consumers have heard and read about for more than a year (and which has often sounded frightening, futuristic and kind of freaky), and serves it up as something that’s soothingly safe and secure. —Richard Eisenberg, Fortune, 11 June 2024

Boyce and Fox work closely together on her nail designs, often incorporating otherworldly elements like chrome powder; odes to Fox's zodiac sign, Taurus; futuristic combos of pink and silver; and turquoise jelly nails reminiscent of crystalline tears. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 June 2024

For me, the mention of an electric vehicle often brings to mind a quirky car or one that is meant to appear futuristic. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 June 2024

Covering Al Green and collaborating with members of Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads embraced R&B and Afrobeat influences while exploring more futuristic sounds and abstract lyrics on a trilogy of classic albums with British producer Brian Eno. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

futuristic

adjective

fu·​tur·​is·​tic ˌfyü-chə-ˈris-tik 

: being or resembling the style or type predicted for the future

futuristic furniture

futuristically

-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb