antiquatedadjective
uk/ˈæn.tɪ.kweɪ.tɪd/us/ˈæn.t̬ə.kweɪ.t̬ɪd/old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society:
It will take many years to modernize these antiquated industries.
Compared with modern satellite dishes, ordinary TV aerials look positively antiquated.
antiquated ideas/attitudes/values
antiquated laws/machinery/technology
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Old or old-fashioned
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old
- ageing
- aging
- ancient
- creaky
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have had its/your day idiom
- hoary
- mumsy
- neanderthal
- out of date
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- vintage
- went out with the ark idiom
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