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outdated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: AW1 T D EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His outdated wordprocessing software could not read the files I sent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Your version of the document is outdated.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of outdate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

old; no longer valid or fashionable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • obsolete words
  • an obsolete locomotive
  • outdated equipment
  • superannuated laws
  • out-of-date ideas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out-of-date, superannuated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From outdate + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: остарял (ostarjal) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Bulgarian: старомоден (staromoden) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 过期的 — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 过时的 — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古老的 — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Czech: zastaralý — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Danish: uddateret — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Dutch: verouderd — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Dutch: achterhaald — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Dutch: gedateerd — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Esperanto: eksmoda — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Finnish: vanhentunut — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Finnish: vanhanaikainen — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: daté — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: dépassé — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: obsolète — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: périmé — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: suranné — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • French: vieilli — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Georgian: მოძველებული (moʒvelebuli) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Georgian: დრომოჭმული (dromoč̣muli) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Georgian: ჟამგადასული (žamgadasuli) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • German: veraltet — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • German: überholt — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Greek: απαρχαιωμένος (aparchaioménos) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Greek: ξεπερασμένος (xeperasménos) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Italian: obsoleto — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Italian: antiquato — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Japanese: 古臭い (furukusai) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Kazakh: ескірген (eskırgen) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Kazakh: көнерген (könergen) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Korean: 구식이다 (gusigida) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Korean: 철 지나다 (cheol jinada) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Māori: tūnguru — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utdatert — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utdatert — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: przestarzały — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: staromodny — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: staroświecki — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: przedpotopowy — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: nienowoczesny — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: archaistyczny — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: antyczny — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Polish: niemodny — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Portuguese: obsoleto — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Portuguese: ultrapassado — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Romanian: învechit — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Romanian: perimat — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Romanian: depășit — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Russian: старомо́дный (staromódnyj) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Russian: несовреме́нный (nesovreménnyj) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Russian: устаре́вший (ustarévšij) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Russian: устаре́лый (ustarélyj) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Spanish: desactualizado — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Swedish: föråldrad — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Swedish: utdaterad — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Ukrainian: застарілий (zastarilyj) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Ukrainian: старомо́дний (staromódnyj) — out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
  • Georgian: ხმარებიდან გამოსული (xmarebidan gamosuli) — superseded
  • Georgian: ძალადაკარგული (ʒaladaḳarguli) — superseded
  • Greek: απαρχαιωμένος (aparchaioménos) — superseded
  • Italian: superato — superseded
  • Italian: non aggiornato — superseded
  • Māori: tūnguru — superseded
  • Portuguese: desatualizado — superseded
  • Russian: устаре́вший (ustarévšij) — superseded
  • Russian: устаре́лый (ustarélyj) — superseded
  • Spanish: desactualizado — superseded
  • Ukrainian: застарілий (zastarilyj) — superseded