dated
Americanadjective
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having or showing a date.
a dated record of all meetings.
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out-of-date; old-fashioned.
a nostalgic program of dated songs.
- Synonyms:
- unfashionable, passé, outmoded
adjective
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unfashionable; outmoded
dated clothes
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(of a security) having a fixed date for redemption
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dated
Explanation
Something that's dated is very obviously old-fashioned or out of style. Your grandmother's expectation that you send her a written thank-you note whenever she gives you a gift might seem a little dated to you. Some people can wear thrift shop clothes from the 1980s and look stylish, while others just look dated. And while some movies are still funny even years after they're released, the jokes in others just seem dated. This word meaning "old-fashioned" has been around since the turn of the 20th century, from date, which means both "to mark with a date" and also "to mark as old-fashioned."
Example Sentences
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From my experience managing responses to attacks on dated infrastructure, replacing outdated equipment will take two to five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Another procurement notice dated September 4, also seen by AFP but no longer accessible as of Thursday, shows that NPU's cybersecurity school purchased two Nvidia H200s for 796,000 yuan.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The charges dated from 1999 to 2009 and concerned six women.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
But now, that stuff seems dated and out of touch.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The moment Candace admitted she’s only seriously dated Black men, we all knew.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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