up-to-date

adjective

ˈəp-tə-ˈdāt 

1

: extending up to the present time : including the latest information

up-to-date maps

2

: abreast of the times : modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dately adverb

up-to-dateness noun

Synonyms

• contemporary
• current
• designer
• hot
• mod
• modern
• modernistic
• new
• new age
• new-fashioned
• newfangled
• present-day
• red-hot
• space-age
• state-of-the-art
• ultramodern
• up-to-the-minute

Examples of up-to-date in a Sentence

demanded the most up-to-date computer system available

I'm afraid that I'm not up-to-date on that issue

Recent Examples on the Web

Visit the blog High on LeConte to learn up-to-date summit conditions before your trip. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025

For up-to-date Public Health Information and restoration of public utilities, please utilize the links and contacts below. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025

For up-to-date information on canyon conditions, visitors can check out the Key Hiking Messages webpage, the agency said. —David Chiu, People.com, 20 May 2025

For all up-to-date information going into the race, watch the Preakness Prep on Saturday on CNBC, which is available to stream live on Fubo. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for up-to-date

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate

Kids Definition

up-to-date

adjective

1

: coming up to the present time

up-to-date maps

2

: knowing, being, or making use of what is new or modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dateness noun