ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Up-to-date

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Up-to-date is an adjective meaning (before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.

Meaning

(before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.

More Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Informed about the latest news or developments; abreast.

Example Sentences

Use an up-to-date text for your source.
I like to stay up-to-date about current affairs.
Yet, in spite of this interest there has been little movement in the field of lexicography, so that Indian English has no up-to-date dictionaries to speak of, certainly nothing published in the twenty-first century.
From 1860, the steamer service between Kingstown and Holyhead was operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, which never spared expense in providing up-to-date vessels, and in meeting a portion of the cost of improvements to Carlisle Pier.

Word Forms

Synonyms for up-to-date

Depending on context, synonyms include fashionable, apprised, abreast, informed, last, modern.

Antonyms for up-to-date

Common opposites include stale, dated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include latest, modern, last, fashionable, current, mod.

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