Dated and Once

Dated

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

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

Nearby Words: date, datable

Once

Once adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

Dated and once are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Once".

Both words in one sentence

  • Because I Said So Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You is dead-set against her little sister dating the Jerk Jock, but refuses to say why until late in the movie, when she reveals she dated him once and slept with him, upon which he dumped her.
  • Bi the Way: Noel the actor is more ambiguous, but the second series has Noel the character indicate his attraction to men at least once an episode, and he is revealed to have dated Dolly in the past.
  • Suddenly Sexuality: Brian is shown in The Past to have once been a straight favourite with the opposite sex who regularly dated beautiful women and was repulsed by homosexuality.
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