futuristic

adjective

fu·​tur·​is·​tic ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-stik 

1

: very modern

futuristic furniture/designs

On Friday, Germany and Costa Rica will meet in a futuristic, translucent-skinned stadium in Munich to kick off the monthlong mosh pit known as the World Cup.

—Grant Wahl

2

a

: relating to, describing, or depicting events in an imagined future

a futuristic novel/story/film

b

: imagined, described, or depicted as occurring or existing in the future

A space elevator … is a futuristic structure, made famous by science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke in his 1979 novel The Fountains of Paradise.

—Adam Brown

The Space Rangers are a group of futuristic troubleshooters who zoom around the galaxy in a battle-scarred spaceship, …

—Alan Carter

… the long-awaited sequel to the classic Blade Runner is about to hit cinemas featuring more … frenzied futuristic action.

—James Moore

futuristically

ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of futuristic in a Sentence

The new offices are very futuristic.

The film depicts a futuristic society.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 31-year-old reggaeton artist, who seems like he was born for the Met Gala red carpet, took his futuristic aesthetic to the Metropolitan Museum of Art wearing a custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin creation, which seems to be a take on a knight’s armor. —Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 6 May 2024

Solange Knowles sported a futuristic design from Giles. —Renee Anderson, CBS News, 4 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

futuristic

adjective

fu·​tur·​is·​tic ˌfyü-chə-ˈris-tik 

: being or resembling the style or type predicted for the future

futuristic furniture

futuristically

-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb