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futuristic

futuristic

36 4.8
Seeming ahead of its time because of very new design or ideas
  • adjective
  • /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/
translation icon : futurista
  • She wore a futuristic outfit that looked like something out of a science fiction film.
  • look futuristic
  • futuristic ideas
  • a futuristic world

That is a like sort of futuristic practical cool EV.

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Examples

  • It's an amazingly futuristic piece of law enforcement equipment.

  • We would see futuristic homes and futuristic kitchens.

  • That is some futuristic looking stuff, man.

  • How human will these futuristic computers be?

  • That seemed so futuristic, so science fiction.

  • It's fun, it's cool, it's futuristic, it's well equipped.

  • I think that looks very futuristic.

  • Tesla could learn a thing or two about futuristic car design right there.

  • Light integrates literacy and science learning in a new and futuristic format.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Sony has a futuristic sci-fi movie they're looking to make.

Synonyms

modern
vsfuturistic
1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

looks ahead to designs thought to belong to future eras
forward-looking
vsfuturistic
8 4.6

Thinking about the future and planning new ideas

centers on future style and imagined design rather than planning
space age
vsfuturistic
  • Archaic
5 4.7

Looking futuristic and using advanced materials like those for space travel

suggests future looks and tech rather than historical modernity
ultramodern
vsfuturistic
2 5.7

Very new in design and using the latest ideas and technology

imagines styles beyond current latest trends toward later times
futurist
vsfuturistic
  • Archaic
1 6.9

Relating to an art style that shows speed, machines, and bold new shapes

focuses more broadly on imagined future ideas beyond just art
futural
vsfuturistic
9.7

About things that will happen in the future

imagines styles and designs as belonging to a later time

How Futuristic

futuristic
36 4.8
space age
  • Archaic
5 4.7
innovative
165 5.5
modern
1.4
traditional
994 1.5

Surface Forms

futuristic positive

Morphology

futuristic = future (transparent) = future + istic

The adjective is formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-istic' to 'future', so its meaning 'relating to the future' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Futuristic comes from the common word future, which in turn comes from the old Latin word futurus meaning 'about to be'. So something described as futuristic looks like it belongs to the future — new, strange, or like a scene from a science fiction movie.