Antiquated
Out-of-date; no longer in style or use; old-fashioned.
adjectiveAntiquated
Out-of-date; no longer in style or use; old-fashioned.
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Imagine a sleek modern laptop next to a dusty rotary telephone and a typewriter in a museum display. The staff label the phone and typewriter antiquated, illustrating how technologies from the past become outdated as new innovations emerge.
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an-ti-KWAY-tid
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Antique and old-fashioned items
Remember This
Antiquated shares a root with antique and antiquity, all deriving from Latin antiquus meaning old.
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antique; antiquity; obsolete; outmoded; archaic; dated
Note
Used to describe objects, systems, or ideas that are out of date or resistant to modernization. Do not describe living people with antiquated unless referring to beliefs or practices; avoid implying a person is inherently old-fashioned.