Meanings
adjectiveoutdated (comparative more outdated, superlative most outdated)
comparative more outdated · superlative most outdated
- Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
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1 more example
For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 252
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of outdate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOut of date; not the latest; obsolete.
Similar
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antonym(s) of “old-fashioned”
Opposite
antonym(s) of “not the latest”
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveold; no longer valid or fashionable
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian остарял, старомоден
- остарял (ostarjal)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- старомоден (staromoden)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Chinese Mandarin 过期的, 过时的
- 过期的out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- 过时的out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- 古老的out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Czech zastaralý
- zastaralýout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Danish uddateret
- uddateretout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Dutch verouderd, achterhaald
- verouderdout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- achterhaaldout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- gedateerdout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Esperanto eksmoda
- eksmodaout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Finnish vanhentunut, vanhanaikainen
- vanhentunutout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- vanhanaikainenout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
French daté, dépassé
- datéout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- dépasséout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- obsolèteout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- périméout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- surannéout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- vieilliout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
German veraltet, überholt
- veraltetout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- überholtout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Greek απαρχαιωμένος, ξεπερασμένος
- απαρχαιωμένος (aparchaioménos)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- ξεπερασμένος (xeperasménos)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- απαρχαιωμένος (aparchaioménos)superseded
Italian obsoleto, antiquato
- obsoletoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- antiquatoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- superatosuperseded
- non aggiornatosuperseded
Japanese 古臭い
- 古臭い (furukusai)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Korean 구식이다, 철 지나다
- 구식이다 (gusigida)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- 철 지나다 (cheol jinada)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Māori tūnguru, tūnguru
- tūnguruout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- tūngurusuperseded
Norwegian Bokmål utdatert
- utdatertout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Polish przestarzały, staromodny
- przestarzałyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- staromodnyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- staroświeckiout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- przedpotopowyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- nienowoczesnyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- archaistycznyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- antycznyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- niemodnyout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Portuguese obsoleto, ultrapassado
- obsoletoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- ultrapassadoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- desatualizadosuperseded
Romanian învechit, perimat
- învechitout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- perimatout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- depășitout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Russian старомо́дный, несовреме́нный
- старомо́дный (staromódnyj)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- несовреме́нный (nesovreménnyj)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- устаре́вший (ustarévšij)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- устаре́лый (ustarélyj)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- устаре́вший (ustarévšij)superseded
- устаре́лый (ustarélyj)superseded
Spanish desactualizado, perimido
- desactualizadoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- perimidoout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- desactualizadosuperseded
- perimidosuperseded
Swedish föråldrad, utdaterad
- föråldradout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- utdateradout of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Ukrainian застарілий, старомо́дний
- застарілий (zastarilyj)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- старомо́дний (staromódnyj)out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
- застарілий (zastarilyj)superseded
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with outdated
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outdated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdated
MLA
“outdated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outdated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdated.
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