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up-to-date

adjective \ ˈəp-tə-ˈdāt \

Definition of up-to-date

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

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up-to-dately

adverb

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up-to-dateness

noun

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First Known Use of up-to-date

1887

up-to-date Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Related Words

fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech); latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms

anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless

UP-TO-DATE Defined for English Language Learners

up-to-date

adjective

Definition of up-to-date for English Language Learners

: including the latest information
: based on or using the newest information, methods, etc.

UP-TO-DATE Defined for Kids

up-to-date

adjective \ ˌəp-tə-ˈdāt \

Definition of up-to-date for Students

1 :including the latest information

an up-to-date map

2 :knowing, being, or making use of what is new or recent

My dentist uses the most up-to-date equipment.

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