antiquated

adjective

an·​ti·​quat·​ed ˈan-tə-ˌkwā-təd 

1

: outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted

antiquated ideas

antiquated methods of farming

antiquated machinery

antiquated slang

2

: obsolete

an antiquated calendar

3

: advanced in age

Synonyms of antiquated

• archaic
• obsolete
• medieval

Choose the Right Synonym for antiquated

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past.

old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

old houses

an old sweater of mine

ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

ancient accounts of dragons

venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.

the family's venerable patriarch

antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.

collected antique Chippendale furniture

antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.

antiquated teaching methods

archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.

the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period

obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

Examples of antiquated in a Sentence

He has some pretty antiquated opinions about politics.

saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's a more recent one for you guys just to show this isn't some antiquated phenomenon. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Because New York's antiquated property tax system dramatically undervalues co-ops and condos, experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing high-end second homes. —Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

Kenin says these rules are typically revised either because they’re considered antiquated or because members of an HOA have raised issues that need to be addressed through a change. —Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026

Opponents suggest that newspaper readership continues to decline despite the JOA exemptions to antitrust law, and that the act relies on antiquated ideas of what competition and news sources are. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see antiquate

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for antiquated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

Kids Definition

antiquated

adjective

an·​ti·​quat·​ed

ˈant-ə-ˌkwāt-əd

1

: obsolete sense 1

2

: old-fashioned sense 1, outmoded

antiquated methods of farming

3

: advanced in age