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  • As in outdated/out-of-date : adj old-fashioned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  • As in outdated : adj old-fashioned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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