as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Neptune entering Aries asks you to surrender an outdated ego.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The New Future of Work Successful leaders understand that the future cannot be built on outdated ideals of top-down authority, rigid hierarchies and old ideas.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Gill agrees, pointing to siloed teams, fragmented data systems, and outdated policies as key obstacles.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This leads to outdated and unreliable data.
—Sarvesh Baveja, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The New Future of Work Successful leaders understand that the future cannot be built on outdated ideals of top-down authority, rigid hierarchies and old ideas.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Gill agrees, pointing to siloed teams, fragmented data systems, and outdated policies as key obstacles.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This leads to outdated and unreliable data.
—Sarvesh Baveja, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
Adjective
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Who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform?—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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While some roles will become obsolete, others—particularly those in direct service—will become more critical than ever.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The chain gang will still be on the field as a backup option, but the archaic measuring system will no longer be the primary way to determine a first down or not on close plays.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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That would have been necessary in the technologically archaic Cohen building — absent the existential question now hovering over the networks.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, Russia blamed Israel for an incident in which an antiquated Syrian S-200 anti-aircraft missile destroyed a Russian military transport while targeting Israeli fighter jets, killing all 15 Russian personnel aboard.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Too many fouls, not enough freedom for creativity and an antiquated two halves format have kept him from diving in.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Golden Knights’ initial version of innovation included deploying an actor dressed as a medieval knight to give rousing pregame speeches on the ice while carrying out a plot of a looming battle against an opponent.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The medieval world had replaced sensible, road-building Romans and deep-thinking Greeks with faith and fear.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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