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
New
New adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.
Usage example: new techniques in plastic surgery
Both words in one sentence
- A new generation of digital synthesizers appeared in 1983, making the old analog synths sound dated; any band that wanted to stay relevant had to embrace the new sound.
Source: New Wave Music - What makes this often laughable is that between the lag times in producing TV episodes (especially animated children's edutainment shows) and the lag time in writers discovering new trends and technology, the "cool new toy" is often quaintly dated.
Source: New Technology Is Evil - In the video game Siren 2 the player can locate a calendar and other materials dated using the Japanese imperial system that begins a new count from the first year of a new emperor's reign.
Source: Alternative Calendar
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New or Dated. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/new.
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