outdated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: no longer current : outmoded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Synonyms of outdated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Examples of outdated in a Sentence

an outdated rotary telephone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

And on top of all else, America’s air traffic control systems are critically outdated. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

Championship rosters can become outdated over time if they are not consistently updated with promising young talent and free agents being added. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

Some less conventional Democrats question whether the party should bother relying on the traditional leadership structure, who may lean too much on outdated tactics, in Washington at all. —Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025

Wallpaper, everywhere Wallpaper, once nothing more than an outdated choice in your great-aunt’s living room, has come back with a vengeance. —Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025

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Rhymes for outdated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outdated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