futuristic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/ UK /ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #27326

Meanings

1

adj
having an appearance, technology, or style suggestive of an imagined future

The station's futuristic design made the old buildings look antique.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having an appearance,... ultramodernforward-looking

Word family

Derived forms afrofuturisticcubo-futuristicfuturisticallyneofuturisticnonfuturisticretrofuturisticultrafuturisticunfuturistic

Related forms futurism

Etymology

From future + -istic.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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