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out-of-date; old-fashioned.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
- datedly adverb
- datedness noun
- undated adjective
Etymology
Origin of dated
Example Sentences
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“Those bands dated themselves by making the arrangements more of the central focus than the quality of songwriting. I think that we were different in that respect.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Southwest had a fuel-hedging program that dated back to the 1990s and it provided substantial benefits during periods like 2008, when oil prices spiked.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Nearly the same number crossed back into Iran, the agency said in a report on the Iran crisis dated March 16.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The hand stencil dates back at least 67,800 years, making it the oldest reliably dated cave art ever found.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
“I’m always so anxious and I’d, like, convinced myself that you’d dated a ton of guys before me.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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