futuristic

adjective

fu·tur·is·tic | \ ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-stik

Definition of futuristic

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the future, futurism, or futurology also : very modern futuristic furniture/designs

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The new offices are very futuristic. The film depicts a futuristic society.

Recent Examples on the Web Nia and Silas begin a forbidden and passionate romance in a futuristic society where emotions have been outlawed, leading them to attempt a dangerous escape. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week: ‘Lust for Life’; ‘Platoon’ and more," 5 Mar. 2021 And while this all sounds terribly futuristic, the past is actually a pretty good guide. — Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, "Triple-deckers can rise again for the 21st century," 4 Mar. 2021 Elon Musk is eyeing a name change for Boca Chica, Texas, the Gulf Coast community where his Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is building its futuristic deep-space rocket. — Justin Bachman, Fortune, "‘The city of Starbase, Texas:’ Elon Musk suggests renaming SpaceX’s rocket town," 3 Mar. 2021 But the headset is large, expensive, and brutally futuristic-looking. — Lauren Goode, Wired, "Strap on a HoloLens and Step Into the AR Conference Room," 2 Mar. 2021 Zero is known for its zippy, futuristic electric motorcycles. — Rob Verger, Popular Science, "Polaris and Zero Motorcycles just revealed their first electric vehicle collaboration," 1 Mar. 2021 In addition, consumers have not historically understood the benefits of AI and in part due to its futuristic image are nervous about how its application affects their everyday lives. — Charles Taylor, Forbes, "How Online Privacy Issues Will Shape Future Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Advertising," 1 Mar. 2021 Jersey club stalwart R3ll has made the genre his own by continuously pushing his creative limits, and his new Fantasy EP goes positively galactic with its futuristic R&B lean. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "First Spin: The Week's Best New Dance Tracks From Carnage, Joel Corry & David Guetta, Pusher, More," 26 Feb. 2021 Sporting new, dark brown hair (for the film, likely), Gaga shed her futuristic Chromatica image in favor of a more vampy Italiano look. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Lady Gaga Nails Italian Glamour in Rome," 25 Feb. 2021

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