Definition of Antiquated

1. Adjective. So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. "Archaic laws"

Exact synonyms: Antediluvian, Archaic
Similar to: Old

Definition of Antiquated

1. a. Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.

Definition of Antiquated

1. Adjective. old-fashioned, out of date ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antiquated

1. antiquate [v] - See also: antiquate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiquated

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antiquarian
antiquarianism
antiquarianisms
antiquarianize
antiquarianized
antiquarianizes
antiquarianizing
antiquarians
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antiquasiparticle
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antique white
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antiquely

Literary usage of Antiquated

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"The antiquated is opposed to the customary and established ; it is that which we cannot like, because we cannot esteem it: the ..."

2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"A word peculiar to Spenser; whether provincial or antiquated, ... An antiquated word in Spenser's time. ... the antiquated form of foudroyer, in French. ..."

3. English Hymns: Their Authors and History by Samuel Willoughby Duffield (1886)
"David's language was not antiquated in Watts's day nor is Watts's hymn antiquated now. More than ever do we feel, at the present time, the value of the ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"The fact that some illuminated semaphores have failed would hardly seem to justify the judgment that what I recommend is " antiquated " and a failure. ..."

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