OUT-OF-DATE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

out-of-date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having passed its time of use or usefulness his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so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Recent Examples of out-of-date As a result, its out-of-date rules discourage work. —

Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Here are the players: Employers should recognize the out-of-date skill sets in our workplace and accept that a whole flock of perfectly skilled workers is not liable to show up out of the blue anytime soon. —

Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 The article states that Reinsdorf is stuck in his old ways, doesn't accept new baseball metrics and even has the team fly on an old, out-of-date plane. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024 The agent can also perform hardware and software inventories in real-time, which is handy to understand how far out-of-date machines on your network are and what needs to be patched or upgraded. —

Peter Karlson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-of-date

Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date

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However, with the opening of the Alaska Railroad in 1923, followed by the replacement of horse traffic with automobiles, travelers were able to go faster and farther, rendering many of the roadhouses obsolete.

— Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Companies that fail to adapt risk becoming obsolete.

— Subha Barry, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025