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

• archaic
• dated
• démodé
• demoded
• fossilized
• kaput
• kaputt
• medieval
• mediaeval
• moribund
• mossy
• moth-eaten
• neolithic
• Noachian
• obsolete
• out-of-date
• outdated
• outmoded
• outworn
• passé
• prehistoric
• prehistorical
• rusty
• Stone Age
• superannuated

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

Supernatural’s other series lead, Jensen Ackles, starred in The Boys as the antiquated American antihero Soldier Boy, along with other Supernatural actors Morgan, Jim Beaver and Rob Benedict. —Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

Another country where floppies have remained in use is Japan, largely because of a suite of regulations that required documents submitted to the government to be sent on one of a variety of antiquated storage media. —Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024

The events recounted in White Robes feel antiquated. —Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024

And while serving dinner in a formal dining room used to seem antiquated, now having an area just for friends and family to gather around the table can feel like the perfect way to make lasting memories. —Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

see antiquate

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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