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TOEFL BNC: 18524 COCA: 14392

antiquated

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antiquated /ˈæntəˌkweɪtəd/ adjective
antiquated
/ˈæntəˌkweɪtəd/
adjective
Learner's definition of ANTIQUATED
[more antiquated; most antiquated]
: very old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted : very old-fashioned or obsolete过时的；陈旧的；老式的
TOEFL BNC: 18524 COCA: 14392

antiquated

adjective

an·​ti·​quat·​ed ˈan-tə-ˌkwā-təd How to pronounce antiquated (audio)
1
: outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
antiquated ideas
antiquated methods of farming
antiquated machinery
antiquated slang
2
: obsolete
an antiquated calendar
3
: advanced in age

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for antiquated

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past.

old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

old houses
an old sweater of mine

ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

ancient accounts of dragons

venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.

the family's venerable patriarch

antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.

collected antique Chippendale furniture

antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.

antiquated teaching methods

archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.

the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period

obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

Example Sentences

He has some pretty antiquated opinions about politics. saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum
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Word History

Etymology

see antiquate

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of antiquated was in 1587
TOEFL BNC: 18524 COCA: 14392

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