Outdated Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Outdated has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

old; no longer valid or fashionable

"obsolete words"

"an obsolete locomotive"

"outdated equipment"

"superannuated laws"

"out-of-date ideas"

outdated out-of-date superannuated

Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

"The museum still uses outdated exhibits to display historical artifacts from the 1950s."

In plain English: Outdated means something is old and no longer useful because newer versions have replaced it.

"The old computer software is outdated and cannot run on modern devices."

Example Sentences

"The old computer software is outdated and cannot run on modern devices." adj

"The outdated software caused frequent crashes on my laptop." adj

"His fashion sense feels incredibly outdated compared to the current trends." adj

"We need to replace that outdated equipment before it fails during production." adj

Origin

The word is formed by combining out with date, creating a term that literally means past its expiration date. It entered English as an adjective to describe things that are no longer current or modern.

Rhyming Words

ted sted nted voted muted fated sated cited sited meted noted outed lated usted feted anted acted bited doted bated

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