update

Make more current

Update means to bring something current—adding new information, replacing outdated elements, or installing newer versions.

You update your résumé, update someone on recent events, or update software.

As a noun, an update is the new information itself or the act of providing it: I'll give you an update after the meeting, The app needs an update.

revise

modify

Change partially

adjust · alter · change · refresh · rework · tweak · overhaul · rewrite · improve · renew

software

patch

Material covering damage

download · upgrade · bug fix · firmware · driver · sync · automatic · security · rollout · deploy

news

bulletin

Brief public announcement

broadcast · newscast · alert · notification · announcement · dispatch · coverage · briefing · flash · scoop

progress

status

One's relative position

report · briefing · latest · current · progress report · situation · tracking · milestone · checkpoint · ongoing

inform

notify

Formally communicate information

alert · communicate · report · tell · fill in · relay · summarize · convey · disclose · announce

trend

current

Directed flow of charge

contemporary · fashionable · fresh · new · style · vogue · cutting-edge · now · today · relevant

Categories
Opposites
currency/recency

updateobsolete

No longer in use

antique · outdated · outdate · antiquate · antiquated

change/modification

updatemaintain

Keep in condition

preserve · keep · hold · continue · retain

temporal direction

updatedowngrade

Reduce in status

revert · rollback · roll back · regress · backdate

Family

updated, updating, updates, updater, updatable, updateable, updaters

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G