au courant | Definition of au courant

Synonyms and Antonyms of au courant

1 keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment

au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year

Synonyms of au courant

cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-it

Words Related to au courant

à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, voguish

Near Antonyms of au courant

geeky, nerdish, nerdy

dowdy, styleless, unfashionable, unstylish

Antonyms of au courant

out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

2 being in the latest or current fashion

glossy magazines full of reed-thin models in au courant outfits

Synonyms of au courant

à la mode (also a la mode), chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish

Words Related to au courant

downtown, edgy, funky

dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce

chichi, classy, flossy, haute (also haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné (or soignée), swank (or swanky)

elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated

doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant

dandyish, dudish, foppish

ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticated

Near Antonyms of au courant

cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming

graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome

frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled

Antonyms of au courant

dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

3 having information especially as a result of study or experience

doctors try to stay au courant with the latest advances in medicine

Synonyms of au courant

abreast, acquainted, conversant, familiar, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date, versed, well-informed

Words Related to au courant

alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, heedful, mindful, sensible, sentient

Phrases Synonymous with au courant

at home, in the know

Near Antonyms of au courant

insensible, unaware, unconscious,