Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of date

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: out- of -date
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.

prep_phrase

Not conforming to the current fashion or style; old-fashioned; outmoded.

Example Sentences

"My bus pass is out of date — I'll have to go buy a new one."
"I can't eat this salad, it's out of date."
"Owing to the time lag which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers."
"The dresses she wears are quite out of date."

Inflected Forms

out-of-date (alternative)

Synonyms

antiquated archaic old-fashioned outdated parachronistic démodé unhip

Antonyms

up to date in date

Questions

What does out of date mean?: Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.

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