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au courant
adjective
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 cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-it
2
being in the latest or current fashion <glossy magazines full of reed-thin models in au courant outfits>
Synonyms à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish
Related Words 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
3
having information especially as a result of study or experience <doctors try to stay au courant with the latest advances in medicine>
Synonyms abreast, acquainted, au courant, conversant, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date, versed, well-informed
Near Antonyms insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful; blind, oblivious, unknowing, unwitting; inattentive, unheeding
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