up-to-date
Reflecting recent developments
Up-to-date means current, incorporating the latest information or developments: Make sure your software is up-to-date, an up-to-date account of the crisis.
It can also mean modern or contemporary in style or approach: up-to-date methods.
The hyphenated form typically appears before nouns; after verbs, the hyphens often drop: The records are up to date.
Of the near past
- latestMost recently arrived
- contemporaryOf the present age
- present-dayOf this era
- timelyOccurring when appropriate
real-time · live · current · synchronous · concurrent · simultaneous · breaking · up-to-the-minute
Of the present age
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- advancedFar along in development
- high-techUsing newest innovations
futuristic · progressive · sophisticated · digital · streamlined · next-generation · leading-edge · ultramodern
Currently in style
- stylishFashionably elegant
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- coolCalm or fashionable
- chicTasteful, current flair
voguish · happening · now · with-it · modish · hot · popular · fresh
Having extensive information
- awareHaving knowledge of
- briefedGiven essential information
- versedKnowledgeable through study
- acquaintedHaving personal knowledge of
familiar · abreast · clued-in · well-read · educated · savvy · cognizant · plugged-in
Directly related to something
- applicableAble to be used
- germaneRelated to the topic
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
fitting · connected · significant · meaningful · salient · apposite · timely · topical
recent
Of the near past
- latestMost recently arrived
- contemporaryOf the present age
- present-dayOf this era
timely · real-time · live · current · synchronous · concurrent · simultaneous · breaking · up-to-the-minute · instantaneous
contemporary
Of the present age
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- advancedFar along in development
high-tech · futuristic · progressive · sophisticated · digital · streamlined · next-generation · leading-edge · ultramodern · avant-garde
fashionable
Currently in style
chic · voguish · happening · now · with-it · modish · hot · popular · fresh
knowledgeable
Having extensive information
acquainted · familiar · abreast · clued-in · well-read · educated · savvy · cognizant · plugged-in · connected
pertinent
Directly related to something
- applicableAble to be used
- germaneRelated to the topic
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
material · fitting · connected · significant · meaningful · salient · apposite · timely · topical · newsworthy
- hyphenated wordspitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned, open-minded
- newnew, fresh, newest, brand-new, newly
- descriptorsnew, novel, original, innovative, modern
- presentnow, today, current, right now, nowadays
- nownow, present, moment, instant, today
up-to-dateoutdated
No longer in use
out-of-date · obsolete · stale · noncurrent · superseded
up-to-dateold-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
antiquated · dated · outmoded · archaic · passé
date, update, outdated, updated, updating, updates, out-of-date, dateline, outdatedness