dated

[ dey-tid ]

adjective

1. having or showing a date:

   a dated record of all meetings.

2. out-of-date; old-fashioned:

   a nostalgic program of dated songs.

   Synonyms: unfashionable, passé, outmoded

dated

/ ˈdeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. unfashionable; outmoded

   dated clothes

2. (of a security) having a fixed date for redemption

Other Words From

• dated·ly adverb
• dated·ness noun
• un·dated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dated¹

First recorded in 1580–90; date ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

He loved to make fun of gapers, and his offhand sexist comments feel both dated and gross.

From Outside Online

Some researchers say the six-foot standard is based on dated science.

From Washington Post

That number dwindled dramatically in later years, as his products were increasingly regarded as cheaply made and his clothing — which, decades later, remained virtually unchanged from its 60s-era styles — felt almost laughably dated.

From Fortune

While Roku’s interface, built around apps you install, is more dated than its competitors, it’s simple and just works.

From Washington Post

What no one is acknowledging is that much of The Science being followed is actually very dated.

From Ozy

Ziad and Sabrine dated in secret during their time at university.

From The Daily Beast

But an email dated July 10 from Ambassador King to Bennett (who then forwarded it to Lynton), says otherwise.

From The Daily Beast

The site is not unlike North Korea itself: austere and more than a little bit dated-looking.

From The Daily Beast

This makes the guide to the Jack the Ripper Walk seem rather dated.

From The Daily Beast

“We dated for a couple of years before we decided to do anything musical together,” says Dawn.

From The Daily Beast

With this letter is another by the same writer, dated July 30, 1622—a postscript to a duplicate of the preceding letter.

From Project Gutenberg

From that hour dated a new and sterner conception of the task that lay before him and every other Briton in the country.

From Project Gutenberg

She expatiated on his father's character; on the envy of his rivals; and dated his fall to their ambition alone.

From Project Gutenberg

She drew one from its envelope; it was dated December 22, just two years ago to-day; she ran through it eagerly.

From Project Gutenberg

The letter had lain at his Club three days, it was dated Switzerland and the postmark was Montreux.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• archaic
• old-fashioned
• outdated