OUT-OF-DATE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

out-of-date

adjective

ˌau̇t-ə(v)-ˈdāt

as in obsolete

having passed its time of use or usefulness his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so

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Recent Examples of out-of-date The defender situation, which to the uninitiated essentially comprises Chelsea stockpiling centre-backs and full-backs like Nigel Farage collecting out-of-date Tory MPs, has been going on for some time now. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2026 This protection is essential during the winter months for homes with ancient buildings or out-of-date units. —

Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Anything with frayed wires or out-of-date labels should be safely tossed. —

Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025 But in all of these cases, governments wound down the use of their out-of-date coins over a period of, often, years. —

Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for out-of-date

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As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026