futuristic setting

Advanced civilization locale

A futuristic setting is a time and place imagined to exist in the future, typically in science fiction.

The phrase appears in descriptions of stories, films, and games: The novel unfolds in a futuristic setting where humans have colonized Mars.

Futuristic settings often feature advanced technology, space travel, or dystopian societies.

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neon lights · hologram · spacecraft · android · robot · chrome · sleek · metropolis · skyscraper · hovering · laser · laser grid · force field · teleport · time travel · alien · space station · warp drive

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temporal placement

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Past time and place

period setting · period piece · medieval setting · antiquity · the past

temporal distance from present

futuristic settinghere and now

The current moment

slice of life

technological/aesthetic character

futuristic settingrustic setting

Simple, rural environment

pastoral setting

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G