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ultramodern

ultramodern

2 5.7
Very new in design and using the latest ideas and technology
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌltrəˈmɒdərn/
translation icon : ultramoderno
  • The art gallery showcases ultramodern works that challenge traditional aesthetics.
  • ultramodern glass
  • ultramodern studio
  • ultramodern hotel

Examples

  • The new office building features an ultramodern design with energy-efficient technologies.

  • The region's industrial workers heard that American factories were ultramodern, and peasants heard that farming was highly advanced.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Although Chinese citizens work in these ultramodern facilities, they are typically used only as support staff.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And like an immense museum of art, there were styles from traditional to ultramodern.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We're very proud of the fact that we have an Olympic-size pool and an ultramodern recreation center.

  • The new one is a large and airy ultramodern creation of glass, concrete, and marble.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Its main attributes include a parallel hybrid motor, glass roof, and ultramodern interiors.

    Blog text (20)
  • In the 1970s, computers were relegated to the back burner as engineering schools instead earmarked funds for the construction of ultramodern laboratories and design centers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • But although Stuttgart lost much of its architectural distinction during World War II, it is now the home of a fine opera, a world-class ballet company, a number of well-known volunteer choral groups, and two art museums that house collections ranging from medieval to ultramodern.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The bold clash of the old-fashioned and the ultramodern, each setting off the other, each designed to flatter us and disarm our skepticism, was the most striking effect achieved by the consortium, whose deeper innovations and intentions revealed themselves gradually.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

modern
vsultramodern
1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

is much more extreme, stressing adoption of the very newest developments
high-tech
vsultramodern
226 3.9

Using very new electronic and computer equipment

adopts the very latest innovations across fields, not only technical ones
contemporary
vsultramodern
219 4.2

Belonging to the present time, often showing modern ideas

is more intense in adopting the very latest ideas and developments
up-to-date
vsultramodern
93 3.1

Modern and having the latest information, style, or technology

is more extreme, embracing the newest developments rather than just current facts
modern-day
vsultramodern
89 3.0

Happening in the time we live in

is more extreme in embracing the very latest developments across fields
cutting-edge
vsultramodern
49 5.6

Very new and modern because it uses the latest ideas and technology

is more extreme, showing the very latest developments across many areas
up to date
vsultramodern
42 3.4

Having the latest style or information

is more extreme, adopting brand new developments beyond simply staying current
futuristic
vsultramodern
36 4.8

Seeming ahead of its time because of very new design or ideas

focuses on current newest developments instead of imagined future forms
newfangled
vsultramodern
9 7.9

Recently made and thought too modern or unnecessary

is framed as highly advanced rather than being seen as unnecessary
avant-garde
vsultramodern
7 8.2

Being new and unusual in art, fashion, or music

applies the very latest developments broadly rather than only artistic experiments
modernistic
vsultramodern
1 6.8

A style that looks like recent art, buildings, or furniture

is broader and more extreme, covering the newest developments beyond artistic trends
neoteric
vsultramodern
1 9.3

New and modern in style

is much more extreme, stressing incorporation of the very latest developments
mod
vsultramodern
6.7

Modern and fashionable in style, often in design or clothes

is broader and more extreme, applying the very newest ideas beyond fashion

Antonyms

149 4.7

Not in style, like clothes or ideas from an earlier time

78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

How Modern

ultramodern
2 5.7
cutting-edge
49 5.6
modern
1.4
contemporary
219 4.2
recent
1.0

Surface Forms

ultramodern positive

Morphology

ultramodern = modern (transparent) = ultra + modern

The word clearly means 'extremely modern' by adding the intensifying prefix ultra- to modern.

Etymology

The word ultramodern joins ultra- meaning 'beyond', shown in ultraviolet, with modern meaning 'of the present' or 'newest'. So ultramodern means 'beyond modern' — very new and using the latest ideas.