outdated

[out-dey-tid]

adjective

1. no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.

outdated

/ ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. old-fashioned or obsolete

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdated¹

First recorded in 1610–20; out- + date ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

While the latest insight into retail sales was released this week, the figures were from September and outdated because of the shutdown.

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The government says the long-pending reforms aim to modernise outdated laws, simplify compliance, and protect workers' rights - while giving legal recognition to India's growing gig workforce for the first time.

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In the following years, it "failed to act on repeated warnings and evidence... which allowed unsafe and outdated practices to persist".

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The scheme has been under intense scrutiny in recent months, with critics arguing that the tax reliefs on the scheme were excessive and outdated.

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“The outdated model is too binary: You’re either in an open office or in a private office,” says Ricardo Nabholz, managing associate and studio creative director at TPG Architecture, based in New York.

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Related Words

• antiquated 
• archaic 
• obsolete 
• old 
• out-of-date 
• outmoded