Synonyms of dated

dated 1 of 2

adjective

ˈdā-təd 

as in archaic

having passed its time of use or usefulness

his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• archaic
• obsolete
• antiquated
• medieval
• outdated
• rusty
• old
• expired
• prehistoric
• out-of-date
• outmoded
• discarded
• neolithic
• defunct
• extinct
• fossilized
• ancient
• outworn
• useless
• superannuated
• Stone Age
• mossy
• antique
• moribund
• passé
• late
• vintage
• aging
• démodé
• Noachian
• demoded
• historical
• historic
• aged
• retro
• dead
• vanished
• moth-eaten
• unusable
• disused
• obsolescent
• past
• kaput
• unworkable
• fusty
• antediluvian
• dormant
• inactive
• inoperable
• former
• musty
• venerable
• old-fashioned
• latent
• inoperative
• inert
• idle
• hoary
• fallow
• erstwhile
• free
• dateless
• bygone
• old-time
• old-world
• oldfangled
• atavistic
• age-old

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modern
• recent
• current
• new
• contemporary
• up-to-date
• present-day
• fresh
• modernized
• mod
• newfangled
• ultramodern
• up-to-the-minute
• operational
• functional
• new-fashioned
• renewed
• remodeled
• refurbished
• workable
• operable
• operating
• active
• operative
• employed
• busy
• functioning
• alive

dated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of date

1

as in accompanied

to go on a social engagement with

I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanied
• went out (with)
• took out
• saw
• escorted
• courted
• wooed

2

as in attended

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attended
• courted
• made love
• romanced
• went steady
• wooed
• saw
• escorted
• kept company
• sparked
• gallanted
• went out
• took out
• stepped out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dated

Adjective

Some will note that the history of older lottery picks isn’t great, but that history all pre-dated NIL; for instance, Lendeborg would have been a late first-rounder out of UAB in 2025 if not for Michigan coming with a giant bag last spring. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Click here for dated and tickets. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 May 2026

Verb

Tee Sellars , accused in the killing, argued that the methodology of the chemical analysis the state police forensic laboratory used was dated and unreliable. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Last week, Marvell Technology struck an agreement with Google to develop custom chips, according to the company's filing with securities regulators dated August 18. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026