Definition of DATED

dated

Verb

  • go on a date with
  • stamp with a date
    • "The package is dated November 24"
  • assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
  • date regularly; have a steady relationship with
  • provide with a dateline; mark with a date
    • "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
  • simple past and past participle of date

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

Adj

  • Marked with a date.
  • Outdated.
  • Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
  • No longer fashionable.
  • Alotted a span of days.

Examples

  • "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.
  • Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.
  • Slang can become dated very quickly.
  • The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.

Synonyms

date, date stamp, go out, go steady, see, anachronistic, anachronous, démodé, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, outdated, retro, unfashionable

Antonyms

a la mode, current, fashionable, trendy, undated, up-to-date

Scrabble Score: 7

dated: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dated: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dated: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

dated: valid Words With Friends Word