technologically
C2Pronunciation
UK
- /tˌɛknəlˈɒdʒɪkli/
US
- /ˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒɪkəli/
- /ˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒɪkli/
Description
- With technology
- In technical terms
- Using modern tools
- In a technology-based way
“Technologically” describes the way something happens in relation to technology or by using it. It often appears when people talk about progress, ability, or limits. A place can be technologically advanced, a company can grow technologically, or a system can be technologically outdated.
It is not just about having devices. It points to how tools, machines, software, or digital systems shape what people can do. For example, a school may be technologically well equipped, while a small business may still be catching up.
“Technologically” is an adverb used when you want to talk about something from the point of view of technology or through the use of technology. It often answers questions like "in what way?", "to what level?", or "in relation to what kind of progress?" A country may be technologically advanced, a device may be technologically simple, or a plan may be technologically possible but too expensive.
The word is common in discussions about science, industry, education, health care, transport, and daily life. You might read that a city has developed technologically over the last decade, meaning its systems and services now use better or newer tools. You could also say that a team is not technologically ready, meaning it does not yet have the right equipment, systems, or technical support.
It often suggests a comparison. Something can be technologically ahead, behind, prepared, limited, strong, or weak. In many cases, the word carries the idea of development or modern change, but it can also be neutral. For example, something may be technologically possible without being practical, safe, or affordable.
In a broader sense, “technologically” helps describe how deeply tools and systems affect the modern world. It lets you speak not just about machines themselves, but about the role they play in changing how people work, communicate, learn, travel, and solve problems.
Examples
- 1
Advanced countries
South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.
- 2
Workplace tools
Our office is small, but it is well equipped technologically.
Phrase
well equipped technologically
having the technology needed to work well
- 3
System reliability
The newer system is cheaper to run and technologically more reliable.
- 4
Small businesses
Some small businesses still struggle to keep up technologically.
Phrase
keep up technologically
stay at a similar level as others in using technology
- 5
International links
The two countries are closely linked economically and technologically.
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Technical feasibility
The idea sounded simple, but it was not technologically possible at the time.
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- technologicallyadverb