out-of-date

[ out-uhv-deyt ]

adjective

1. gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete:

   out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.

out of date

adjective

1. no longer valid, current, or fashionable; outmoded

Other Words From

• out-of-dateness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-date¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

But many of the “modern” words added in the 1980s or 90s are already out of date.

From BBC

And even where tracking exists, it can sometimes be out of date.

From BBC

Labour had pledged to reform mental health legislation in its election manifesto - branding existing laws, drawn up in the 1980s, as "woefully out of date".

From BBC

He recommended using the NHS website Find a Dentist, but acknowledged the information was sometimes out of date, leaving patients looking for an easier option than the "frustration" of making multiple phone calls.

From BBC

The air board’s staff now says that estimate is out of date, but that it has no plans to release a new figure.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• obsolete
• outmoded