1
: provided with a date
a dated document
2
: outmoded, old-fashioned
dated formalities
datedly
adverb
datedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of dated in a Sentence
The band's music sounds dated now.
The information was quite dated and no longer useful.
Recent Examples on the Web
Both the main house and mews were decorated, presumably in the 1980s, judging by the tasteful if dated style, by one of the U.K.’s most exclusive interior design firms, Colefax & Fowler.
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Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 22 July 2021
Sometimes orders are inappropriate, perhaps because they are based on dated and incomplete intelligence and may therefore be ignored by even the most diligent field officer.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2022
Like many big-budget films released decades ago, not every component holds up, but its earnest depiction of Superman's good nature appeals to viewers of all ages and transcends any dated visual effect.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Anchorage feels somehow both brand new and dated, consisting primarily of a downtown of utilitarian towers and a sprawl of strip malls that resemble those towers tipped on their sides.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
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Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 22 July 2021
Sometimes orders are inappropriate, perhaps because they are based on dated and incomplete intelligence and may therefore be ignored by even the most diligent field officer.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2022
Like many big-budget films released decades ago, not every component holds up, but its earnest depiction of Superman's good nature appeals to viewers of all ages and transcends any dated visual effect.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Anchorage feels somehow both brand new and dated, consisting primarily of a downtown of utilitarian towers and a sprawl of strip malls that resemble those towers tipped on their sides.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dated
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dated. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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