Dated and Free

Dated

Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago

Free and dated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Free" instead an adjective "Dated".

Nearby Words: date, datable

Free

Free adjective - Not being under the rule or control of another.

Dated and free are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Free".

Nearby Words: freely, freed

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Natty Dread We wanna be free Time Marches On: Since 2014 marihuana is legal in Jamaica, making "Rebel Music" in which Marley is arrested and has his herb stock taken away from him somewhat out-dated.
  • Or the free style camera control, which dated back to the original Ground Control.
  • Film / Sideways The filmmakers had asked MTV for usage of spring break footage, but the channel was only willing to give them dated material free-of-charge.
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