up-to-date

adjective

ˈəp-tə-ˈdāt 

1

: extending up to the present time : including the latest information

up-to-date maps

2

: abreast of the times : modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dately adverb

up-to-dateness noun

Synonyms

• contemporary
• current
• designer
• hot
• mod
• modern
• modernistic
• new
• new age
• new-fashioned
• newfangled
• present-day
• red-hot
• space-age
• state-of-the-art
• ultramodern
• up-to-the-minute

Examples of up-to-date in a Sentence

demanded the most up-to-date computer system available

I'm afraid that I'm not up-to-date on that issue

Recent Examples on the Web

The restaurant leaders were unable to provide an up-to-date health permit at time of the inspection. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025

Check out their respective Instagram accounts for up-to-date information. —Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025

Please try with an up-to-date version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025

Follow her for the most up-to-date intel on where to travel, what to drink and where to dine. —Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for up-to-date

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate

Kids Definition

up-to-date

adjective

1

: coming up to the present time

up-to-date maps

2

: knowing, being, or making use of what is new or modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dateness noun