1
: provided with a date
a dated document
2
: outmoded, old-fashioned
dated formalities
datedly
adverb
datedness
noun
Examples of dated in a Sentence
The band's music sounds dated now.
The information was quite dated and no longer useful.
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Both films were directed by Hughes and are considered ʼ80s classics, though some of their characters, dialogue, and plot devices are now considered dated and problematic.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Here’s a planner with a clear, dated layout that keeps planning simple.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
Movie moments such as Steve Martin and Diane Keaton's turns as 45-year-olds in Father of The Bride (1991) have long been poked fun at online due to the clothing and hairstyles they were styled in that would look too dated on today's middle-aged.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Office tower distress sales raise eyebrows While high-end office properties are in demand, more dated buildings saw an increase in bargain sales at the end of 2024.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Here’s a planner with a clear, dated layout that keeps planning simple.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
Movie moments such as Steve Martin and Diane Keaton's turns as 45-year-olds in Father of The Bride (1991) have long been poked fun at online due to the clothing and hairstyles they were styled in that would look too dated on today's middle-aged.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Office tower distress sales raise eyebrows While high-end office properties are in demand, more dated buildings saw an increase in bargain sales at the end of 2024.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dated
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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