brave new world

noun

: a future world, situation, or development

also : a recent development or recently changed situation

Examples of brave new world in a Sentence

The company was slow to enter the brave new world of computer technology.

Recent Examples on the Web

Our fair comedy show is back, ready to face a new year and a brave new world. —Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026

Welcome to the fast-changing, brave new world of AI, which is revolutionizing global business, as well as how regular folks access and use information in their everyday lives. —Glenn Hunter, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026

The wacky nonsense viewers could see coming out of Sarandos’ brave new world aren’t an existential threat to the industry, and all those beloved stories could even result in some genuinely cool projects. —Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2025

And in this brave new world, this Dychenaissance, who better to manage Tottenham than Thomas Frank? —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from the dystopian novel Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brave new world

• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• lifeworld
• unfurled
• netherworld
• otherworld