outdated

CEFRC1

/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    No longer useful, modern, or suitable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of outdate

Examples

  • The computer was so outdated that it was good for nothing.

  • The legislators of that state did away with outdated laws.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

  2. Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.

More examples

In context

  • His outdated wordprocessing software could not read the files I sent.

  • Your version of the document is outdated.

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Antonyms

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His computer was so blank it could not run any new software programs.

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Origin

adjective

From outdate + -ed.