Outdated
Outdated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: an outdated rotary telephone
Past and outdated are semantically related. in old-fashioned topic. In some cases you can use "Past" instead an adjective "Outdated".
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Suddenly, the addition of a third dimension seemed to make the sprites of the past look outdated, and polygons were said to be the future of video gaming.
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She hates pirates for the same reason as endangered animals- they're outdated remnants of the past.
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Clarke goes on about the superiority of guns and how archery is an outdated relic of the past, pressing Tsujis Berserk Button.
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