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/aʊt-əv-deɪt/ Listen

adjective

out-of-date adj.

Same as old-fashioned, a., 2.

Synonyms: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe, passee.

Unacceptable because it is inferior to current standards, procedures, or technology; outmoded (2); noncurrent. Antonym: current.

Synonyms: obsolete, outmoded (2), superannuated.

No longer valid.

Synonyms: back(prenominal), outdated.

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