Antonyms for back number

Grammar : Adj

Definition of back number

As in outdated/out-of-date : adj old-fashioned
As in behind the times : adj not current
As in outdated : adj old-fashioned
As in old hat : adj overfamiliar
As in ancient : adj old, often very old

Example sentences :

If I have I'm a back number—and I'd a great deal rather be dead.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

When I wanted Joe, Dad didn't count, he was nothing to me but a back number.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Yes ma'am, I've read it and I've found out what a back number I've been.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

No, he is a back number now, and he will be lucky if it is no worse.
Extract from : « Two Daring Young Patriots » by W. P. Shervill

Jim realized that he was a back number, but he hung on just the same.
Extract from : « The Easiest Way » by Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow

He once adored Victor Hugo, whom he now treats as a back number.
Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant

"Oh, well, it's not so bad for a back number," answered Matt.
Extract from : « Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends » by Stanley R. Matthews

No, but then you must remember that father is a back number.
Extract from : « The convolvulus » by Allen Norton

He's a back number, and I'll tell her so, too, if she asks me to say any of her old pieces.
Extract from : « Aunt 'Liza's Hero and Other Stories » by Annie Fellows Johnston

But he isn't a back number, even if his old deserted mill is.
Extract from : « Asa Holmes » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Synonyms for back number

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