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• out-of-date
• outdated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

France has spent $1.5 billion on altering and upgrading the city’s antiquated sewage system ahead of the Games as part of a wider plan to open up the river for public swimming by 2025. —Nick Duffy, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2024

The fact that no such reform is in sight is thus additional evidence that Beijing is doubling down on its antiquated growth model. —Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 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