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

In addition to attracting foreign investment by putting the country’s technological modernity on display, the use of AI bots is designed to help insulate the government from international criticism of its democratic backsliding by burying or rewriting narratives that allege human rights abuses. —James P. Rubin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025

Despite his youth, the Gen Zer speaks with the perspective of someone much older—likely the result of confronting environmental loss so early and experimenting with complex technological concepts as a child. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

Simply put, semiconductors are essential for modern life and critical to our technological future. —Thomas Caulfield, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025

The collapse of technological society? —Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025

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

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