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- [out uhv, ov deyt]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv deɪt/
- /ˈaʊt əv deɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out uhv, ov deyt]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv deɪt/
Definition of out-of-date word
- adjective out-of-date gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas. 1
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Origin of out-of-date
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30
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Parts of speech for Out-of-date
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
out-of-date popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for out-of-date
adj out-of-date
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
- back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
adjective out-of-date
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- archaic — Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
Antonyms for out-of-date
adj out-of-date
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- brand new — entirely new.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- faddish — like a fad.
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