ultra-modern
ultra-modern — adjective
1. featuring the newest designs, technologies, or concepts — so advanced that it re
featuring the newest designs, technologies, or concepts — so advanced that it reflects the most progressive ideas or styles of the present time.
The Lakan team designed an ultra-modern office building with glass walls and solar panels.
collocation: ultra-modern + [building/design/architecture]
Mira's kitchen was ultra-modern, with touch-screen appliances and smart lighting.
The museum's ultra-modern wing, with its floating glass facade, attracted visitors from around the world.
Théo prefers ultra-modern furniture with glass shelves and metal frames over traditional wooden pieces.
Critics called the new library design ultra-modern because of its unusual curved roof.
- cutting-edge
focuses more on technological innovation and being ahead of competitors
- state-of-the-art
emphasises the use of the latest available technology, slightly more formal
- futuristic
suggests a design that looks like something from the future, sometimes with a sci-fi feel
- avant-garde
used mainly for art, music, or fashion that is experimental and ahead of its time
- old-fashioned
suggests something that belongs to or reminds one of an earlier period
- outdated
implies the technology or style is no longer current or useful
- traditional
describes something that follows long-established customs or styles rather than new trends
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Common in descriptions of architecture, interior design, and technology. Can be used both before a noun (an ultra-modern kitchen) and after linking verbs (the design is ultra-modern).