technological

adjective

tech·​no·​log·​i·​cal ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

variants or less commonly technologic

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-jik 

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by technology

2

: resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminate manual operations or operations done by older machines

technologically

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of technological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But don’t hold America’s financial and technological future hostage while trying to solve every ethics question in Washington through a single market structure bill. — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Despite Japan’s technological advancements, China continues to maintain a considerable advantage in fleet size and shipbuilding capacity. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Their strength has always been their ability to think beyond election cycles, market fluctuations, technological fads, and the crises of the moment. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

And yet there are other kinds of technological risks that trouble us profoundly. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing technological

• anti-technological
• pre-technological

Rhymes for technological

• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological
• histological