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

Either way, the hodgepodge of conferences we have today is antiquated, a relic of a broken cable TV model.

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As Bill Plaschke waxes nostalgic, the rest of us slog down the 10 Freeway from Westwood, through downtown, up into the far northeast corner of L.A., to the antiquated monument that is the Rose Bowl.

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Lowering your energy bills used to be a matter of switching from oil to natural gas or swapping out an antiquated AC.

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Classes had not been held in those rooms for many a year, but they still contained some antiquated laboratory equipment—enough to do some mixing and simmering, at least.

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Ridge, enamored by the “antiquated technology,” asked if he could press the button.

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Related Words

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• out-of-date 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