space-age

Sleek and advanced

Space-age describes things suggestive of the era of space exploration—futuristic, technologically advanced, or sleekly modern in design: space-age architecture, a space-age kitchen with all the latest gadgets.

The term evokes the optimistic mid-twentieth-century vision of what the future would look like.

aesthetic

sleek

Smooth and elegant

fins · minimalist · white · metallic · bubble · pod · geometric · plastic · molded · aerodynamic

technology

advanced

Far along in development

sophisticated · state-of-the-art · modern · breakthrough · revolutionary · futuristic · pioneering · experimental · next-generation · automated

era

1960s

Decade after the fifties

Cold War · mid-century · Jetsons · futurism · optimism · NASA · moonshot · postwar · Kennedy · cosmonauts

materials

polymers

Large chain-like molecules

Lucite · vinyl · Formica · nylon · spandex · Mylar · acrylic · laminate · molded plastic · synthetic

Opposites
technological era

space-ageStone Age

Era of knapped tools

prehistoric · medieval · primitive · ancient · Bronze Age

design aesthetic

space-agerustic

Rural and unrefined

old-fashioned · antique · homespun · quaint · traditional

temporal orientation

space-ageoutdated

No longer in use

obsolete · archaic · behind-the-times · outmoded · dated

Family

space, age, spaces, spaced, spacing, spacer, spacers, spacious, spatial

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G