superannuatedformal

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

typical of the past; not modern
old-fashionedHe's very old-fashioned and thinks that women should not work outside the home.
antiquatedThe school wants to update its antiquated computer system.
datedThe hotel's decor is starting to look dated.
outdatedMany hospitals struggle with outdated equipment and facilities.
quaintThe area is full of quaint little villages.
antiqueShe gave me an antique bedcover her great aunt made.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Old or old-fashioned
age-old
ageing
ancient
antediluvian
anti-progressive
fossilization
fossilize
fossilized
frumpy
fustily
out of date
outdate
outdatedly
outmoded
outworn
unmodernized
unmodish
unprogressive
unreconstructed
unsmart

outdated | American Dictionary

outdated
adjective
us/ˌɑʊtˈdeɪ·t̬ɪd/(alsoout-of-date)
no longer useful or modern:
an outdated computer system
This handbook is outdated.

outdated | Business English

outdated
adjective
uk /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/us
old or old-fashioned and therefore not as good or as useful as something more modern or more recent:
outdated equipment/technologyThe company is finding it hard to compete because of the outdated equipment it is using.
Staff shortages and an outdated computer system are blamed for the problem.
The library has several outdated financial-planning books on its shelves, including a tax preparation guide from 1995.

Examples of outdated

outdated
The practice of inferring the activity of either autonomic branch from heart rate alone is outdated and unlikely to be fruitful in the future.
Thus, the medical profile of the supervisors was soon outdated.
Can we legitimately indict goddess groups when they have simply been following archaeologists, albeit somewhat outdated ones?
Some speakers condemned it as "pompous" and "outdated, eighteenth century prose".
According to the author, old and outdated information about vocal production still exists in both artistic and scientific communities.
A lot of the theory she engages with is somewhat outdated.
Furthermore, in many councils the budgeting and accounting systems are outdated and inconsistent.
The camouflage of men's corsetry and makeup were also outdated by this period.
By the 1980s the existing convention was seen as outdated, reflecting an underlying assimilationist agenda and in need of comprehensive revision.
What are the absolute criteria of actuality or of being outdated?
This paper did not contain any descriptions of the calculations; the interpretations of results given in that paper have become a bit outdated.
Persistent reference to outdated ideals may also be considered as a spurious attempt to acquire legitimacy by speaking the language of revered ancestors.
A flamboyant, tacky or outdated piece of clothing.
Yet modernism consists in being up to date, and this collection is haunted by the modernist sense that modernism is itself outdated.
I am aware that the book is outdated, but my point remains nevertheless that scholarship has had a field-day with the play in the past.
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