antiquated

American  

[an-ti-kwey-tid] / ˈæn tɪˌkweɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned.

   antiquated attitudes.

2. no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent.

   The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.

3. aged; old.

   antiquated aunts and uncles.

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antiquated British  

/ ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd /

adjective

1. outmoded; obsolete

2. aged; ancient

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Related Words

See ancient ¹.

Other Word Forms

• antiquatedness noun
• unantiquated adjective

Etymology

Origin of antiquated

First recorded in 1615–25; antiquate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It’s “antiquated, but loaded with guilt,” said Smith.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, Westerners flooded into Japan to swap their formal wear for the hollowed-out exoskeletons of Japan’s antiquated warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was shocked to see such an antiquated model,” said Irisov, who has since defected and relocated to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Experts consider the equal-time rule to be antiquated, designed for a time when consumers were limited to a handful of TV channels and a dozen radio stations if they lived in a big city.

From Los Angeles Times

There is no computer automation and anything that moves is moved manually, said associate director Jenny Slattery, pointing out the theater’s antiquated hand winches that control a mobile throne.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ancient
• archaic
• old-fashioned
• out-of-date
• outmoded