out-of-date

[out-uhv-deyt] / ˈaʊt əvˈdeɪt /

ADJECTIVE

old-fashioned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated archaic obsolete outmoded

WEAK

old hat passé superannuated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new present up-to-date

WEAK

in fashion

out of date

ADJECTIVE

archaic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancient antiquated obsolete old-fashioned outmoded primitive

WEAK

antique bygone olden passé superannuated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary current in vogue modern new present up-to-date

WEAK

young

ADJECTIVE

behind the times

Synonyms

WEAK

antiquated back number dated has-been obsolete of the old school old hat old-fashioned out-of-date outdated outmoded passé square unfashionable

Example Sentences

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He said it was about redistributing food, so that every evening the food that is about to go out of date is taken and given out to people in the city who most need it.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Official figures on the prison population in Equatorial Guinea are scarce and often out of date.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Computer labs were eliminated years ago for being out of date and educationally inadequate for a student’s daily and even hourly academic needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Read: ‘It’s out of date to think about a retirement age.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Those will get saved to the end, and by the time I have the time to deal with them, they’ll be so out of date that I’ll just have to apologize: Sorry, man.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

out-of-date

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