antiquated

[an-ti-kwey-tid]

adjective

1. continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned.

   antiquated attitudes.

2. no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent.

   The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.

3. aged; old.

   antiquated aunts and uncles.

antiquated

/ ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd /

adjective

1. outmoded; obsolete

2. aged; ancient

Other Word Forms

• antiquatedness noun
• unantiquated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquated¹

First recorded in 1615–25; antiquate + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See ancient ¹.

Example Sentences

He added that the decision about whether to proceed with the prosecution was taken by the CPS, "who were hamstrung by antiquated legislation".

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Aside from staffing inadequacies, controllers have warned that antiquated technology has made their jobs more challenging.

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“When something goes wrong, you can have a runaway fire. They did a great job at getting it under control. But do we really want antiquated dirty energy in our communities?”

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Specifically, he is pushing back on the move by some jurisdictions to end the antiquated practice of cash bail.

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“We are encouraging programs to switch from low-fat dairy — which the antiquated Dietary Guidelines require them to promote — to full-fat/whole milk,” Kennedy wrote on X.

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Related Words

• ancient 
• archaic 
• old-fashioned 
• out-of-date 
• outmoded