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antiquated
[ an-ti-kwey-tid ]
adjective
- continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned:
antiquated attitudes.
- no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent:
The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.
- aged; old:
antiquated aunts and uncles.
antiquated
/ ˈæԳɪˌɱɪɪ /
adjective
- outmoded; obsolete
- aged; ancient
Derived Forms
- ˈԳپˌܲٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- t·ܲt·Ա noun
- ܲ·t·ܲe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of antiquated1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While an entire subsection of the U.K. population worried about their equal rights being stripped away by antiquated thinking and baseless conspiracy theories, Rowling sat back with a smirk.
Even more disturbing, the cases were brought under an antiquated World War I era law called the Espionage Act of 1917.
Experienced large-bus mechanics were tough to find, and so were the antiquated parts they needed.
The only stipend in his line of work is the antiquated allowance that's given to the poet laureate.
I have criticized the fact that many of those cases transpired under the draconian, antiquated Espionage Act and targeted government employees for alleged press disclosures made in the public interest.
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