Definition of futuristic
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the future, futurism, or futurology; also : very modern futuristic furniture/designs
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Examples of futuristic in a Sentence
The new offices are very futuristic.
The film depicts a futuristic society.
Recent Examples of futuristic from the Web
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Indeed, when the series begins, Laureline is not a futuristic elite agent, but, rather, an 11th-century peasant.
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Tycho manages to remain both progressive and futuristic in its distinctive composition and style.
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Salvador Jimenez-Flores molds a harsh futuristic landscape in which cactuses hybridize with humans to create a resilient mestizo race.
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Shenzhen, a booming high-tech hub of futuristic skyscrapers, is on the front lines of China’s drive toward a lower carbon future led by Communist Party leaders who appear to have embraced the science of climate change.
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In Your Closet: Think futuristic fashions — bright neons, unexpected textures and patterns, metallics jewel.
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The silvery vacuum chamber resembles a zeppelin, the vaguely Art Deco lines of the welds between its stainless steel panels looking at once futuristic and old-fashioned.
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The bald provocateur with a penchant for pop-art crowns and futuristic drag couture turned in two dazzling performances in the show’s sudden-death lip-sync finale on Friday, ultimately taking home the crown after a long season as a fan favorite.
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Yet Reid wasn't the obvious person to run the hardware and customer-experience departments of the futuristic project.
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First Known Use of futuristic
1915
FUTURISTIC Defined for English Language Learners
futuristic
playDefinition of futuristic for English Language Learners
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: very modern
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: relating to or telling about events in the future
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: existing in the future
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