Dated and Modernized

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Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Usage example: his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago

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Modernized is an antonym for dated.

Nearby Words: date, datable

Modernized adjective - Brought up to date.

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Dated is an antonym for modernized.

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Modernized and Dated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/modernized

Dated & Modernized. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/modernized>.

Modernized or Dated. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/modernized.

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