DATED Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdā-təd

Definition of dated

as in archaic

having passed its time of use or usefulness his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago

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verb

past tense of date

as in accompanied

to go on a social engagement with I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

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as in attended

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage we dated for two years before we got engaged

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Adjective

Some will note that the history of older lottery picks isn’t great, but that history all pre-dated NIL; for instance, Lendeborg would have been a late first-rounder out of UAB in 2025 if not for Michigan coming with a giant bag last spring. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Click here for dated and tickets. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 May 2026

Verb

Finneas and Sulewski dated for seven years before getting engaged in September of last year. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs on Friday ended their preseason losing streak, which had dated to 2023, by playing to a humdrum 9-9 tie with the Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dated

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Japan’s royal succession depends on a archaic and highly contested law, despite a wealth of women who would be eligible to rule under different circumstances.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
And the rest is public perception, which has shifted against what many Americans see as a dirty, archaic form of power generation.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

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Amin also accompanied the crown prince on his visit to Washington last year, where the governments of the two countries announced a strategic AI partnership.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
While sometimes vitriolic discussions about the gargantuan structures have accompanied increasingly unavoidable AI conversations, data centers themselves have been around since the 1940s.

— Greta Reich, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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Rasmussen grew up a Boise State fan because a bunch of his family attended the university — his uncle, Dan Murphy, was even an offensive lineman for the Broncos from 1984 to 1987.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2026
Several groups of Horned Frogs fans packed local bars on Thursday, and hundreds attended a pep rally Friday.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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And although, as a survey-style telescope, Roman boasts a wider, faster view of the sky than either Hubble or JWST, McEnery emphasized that doesn’t make these more focused missions obsolete.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
The same practice can be revolutionary in one company, incremental in another, and obsolete in a third.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Wojcicki courted premium advertisers who also spent on primetime programs.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The governor has courted automakers and battery manufacturers in South Korea, visited Georgia National Guard troops in the nation of Georgia and pitched aerospace executives at the Paris Air Show.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of courted

Adjective

Costco online cake ordering updates antiquated system The online cake ordering feature was first revealed to be on the way by Costco CEO Ron Vachris in the company's quarterly earnings call in December 2025.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Additionally, interviews and encounters with the slain officers’ family members also illustrate the cost and harm of a job that was formed in the early 19th century and remains antiquated and unchanged in our 21st-century world.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of antiquated

Adjective

Brede Hovland of Norway’s Einar Film, who stepped in for producer Guri Neby on the panel, said the Norwegian shoot wrapped at the end of May after six-to-seven weeks in Oslo, with production now in Prague for the medieval and fantasy material.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Start your day with a lakeside walk, then visit Meersburg Castle, the town’s medieval fortress, before heading to the New Castle (Neues Schloss), a Baroque palace perched above the lake, for panoramic views.

— Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

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