outdated
[adjective]
Synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, archaic, obsolete, outmoded, out of date, passé, unfashionable

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Antonyms: up-to-the-minute

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English Thesaurus: old-fashioned, out-of-date, outdated, dated, unfashionable, ...

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out‧dat‧ed /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd◂, ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd◂/ adjective
[Word Family: verb: date, predate; adjective: dated, outdated; noun: date]

1. if something is outdated, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists ⇒ old-fashioned:
outdated teaching methods
a factory with outdated equipment
His writing style is now boring and outdated.

2. outdated information is not recent and may no longer be correct:
This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

old-fashioned not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas:
The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture.
I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned.
He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.
out-of-date not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful:
This guidebook is completely out-of-date.
outdated used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones:
In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated.
The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.
dated used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned:
The pictures in this book already look a bit dated.
I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.
unfashionable not fashionable and not popular with people anymore:
They lived in an unfashionable part of London.
The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.
obsolete old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented:
These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete.
Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.
antiquated formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions:
antiquated ideas about the constitution
an antiquated central heating system
antiquated technology

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