antiquated

[ an-ti-kwey-tid ]

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.

antiquated

/ ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd /

adjective

1. outmoded; obsolete
2. aged; ancient

Derived Forms

• ˈantiˌquatedness, noun

Other Words From

• anti·quated·ness noun
• un·anti·quated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquated¹

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

Synonym Study

See ancient ¹.

Example Sentences

Rancho libertarians were seen as antiquated vendidos — sellouts — who would drown in the progressive blue wave that had covered California due to GOP xenophobia and that was now spreading across the country.

From Los Angeles Times

On floor 7½ of an antiquated New York City office building, hidden behind a filing cabinet, is a small portal that leads into the head of actor John Malkovich.

From Los Angeles Times

DirecTV maintains that such “antiquated” penetration rates “force pay TV customers to subscribe to many channels they may not watch,” and the contracts limit DirecTV’s ability to offer smaller and less-expensive packages.

From Los Angeles Times

And the building’s antiquated layout and unmonitored cameras leave blind spots where it’s easy for violence to go unnoticed.

From Los Angeles Times

"The railway systems here are antiquated. We have 19th Century infrastructure in the 21st Century. It is time we got to grips with this."

From BBC

Related Words

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• out-of-date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