outdated

adjective

out·​dat·​ed ˌau̇t-ˈdā-təd 

: no longer current : outmoded

outdatedly adverb

outdatedness noun

Synonyms of outdated

• obsolete
• archaic
• antiquated

Examples of outdated in a Sentence

an outdated rotary telephone

Recent Examples on the Web

The computer can become outdated A computer that spends most of its life sitting unused can create another problem. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Laws like this one, even when they are passed with relative haste, become outdated almost immediately. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

To address some of the major concerns, such as an outdated base year and the use of wholesale price indices and single deflation for calculating inflation, the country adopted a new statistical framework in February. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

But Taiwan will not be more secure if these resources are spent on outdated defense concepts and a small number of vulnerable large warships. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outdated

• abated
• ablated
• awaited
• belated
• berated
• castrated
• chelated
• citrated
• collated
• conflated
• created
• curated

Kids Definition

outdated

adjective

out·​dat·​ed (ˈ)au̇t-ˈdāt-əd 

: not up-to-date