outdated

American  

[out-dey-tid] / ˌaʊtˈdeɪ tɪd /

adjective

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 no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.

---

outdated British  

/ ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. old-fashioned or obsolete

---

Etymology

Origin of outdated

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

Example Sentences

An additional 20% had glasses with outdated prescriptions, according to internal data, Carroll said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

One theory believed to be part of the investigation is that the school, next to an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps base, could have been hit as a result of outdated intelligence.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The company says the tools are “designed to reduce the billions of dollars lost annually to inefficient, outdated dispute processes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In reality, replication studies require significant time, resources, and careful experimentation, and meaningful scientific questions do not become outdated so quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

But Winnie was adamantly opposed, thinking it unhealthy and outdated, and instead smeared Zenani with olive oil, plastered her little body with Johnson’s Baby Powder, and filled her stomach with shark oil.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Related Words

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• out-of-date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