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outdatedno longer current or fashionable; obsolete

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: no longer current or fashionable; obsolete

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈaʊtdeɪtɪd/

Korean meaning: 시대에 뒤떨어진, 구식의, 낡은

Korean pronunciation: **아웃**데이티드

Example Sentences

  • My dad still uses an outdated flip phone while everyone else has smartphones.
  • The company's outdated policies need to be revised immediately.
  • Her fashion sense is so outdated that she looks like she time-traveled from the 1980s.

outdated

ADJECTIVE

//ˈaʊtdeɪtɪd//

no longer current or fashionable; obsolete

outdated concept
💡 Concept

A worker struggles with his outdated computer in a modern office

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outdated rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

What was outdated gets updated, and something new is created!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈaʊtdeɪtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈaʊtdeɪtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixout--
Rootdate
Suffix--d

Origin

From the prefix 'out-' (beyond, outside) combined with 'date' (from Latin 'datum' meaning 'given' or 'fixed point in time'). The word emerged in English in the late 19th century to describe something whose date or relevance had passed.

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🎵Rhyme

updatedcreatedrelated
updated
created
related

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dad still uses an outdated flip phone while everyone else has smartphones.

The company's outdated policies need to be revised immediately.

😄 Fun example

Her fashion sense is so outdated that she looks like she time-traveled from the 1980s.

This textbook contains outdated scientific theories.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

obsoleteold-fashionedantiquatedarchaicoutmoded

Antonyms

moderncurrentup-to-date

Related

vintageretrocontemporaryupdated