antiquated
From another era
Antiquated describes something outdated or belonging to an earlier time, now fallen out of use or fashion.
It carries more weight than simply old—an antiquated law or antiquated technology has been superseded by something better.
The factory still runs on antiquated machinery.
The word suggests the thing in question should probably be replaced or abandoned.
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- defunctNo longer existing
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
disused · superseded · obsolete · anachronistic · superannuated · passe · unfashionable · discarded
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
quaint · charming · nostalgic · timeless · vestige · relic · curio · bric-a-brac
Mechanical printing keyboard
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- telegraphElectrical message system
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- quillFeather used for writing
parchment · scroll · inkwell · candelabra · corset · petticoat · daguerreotype · tintype
Broken down organically
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- wornDamaged by use
- weatheredEroded by exposure
faded · tattered · moth-eaten · musty · dusty · cobwebbed · ramshackle · rickety
No longer recalled
- lapsedEnded through neglect
- bygoneOf earlier times
- formerPreviously holding a position
- pastTime already gone
vanished · lost · departed · elapsed · historical · erstwhile · quondam · sometime
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- colonialOf occupied territories
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- feudalOf tiered landownership
baroque · renaissance · monarchical · aristocratic · chivalric · courtly · genteel · formal
outdated
No longer in use
deprecated · disused · superseded · obsolete · anachronistic · superannuated · passe · unfashionable · discarded · extinct
classic
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
old-fashioned · quaint · charming · nostalgic · timeless · vestige · relic · curio · bric-a-brac · keepsake
typewriter
Mechanical printing keyboard
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- telegraphElectrical message system
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
quill · parchment · scroll · inkwell · candelabra · corset · petticoat · daguerreotype · tintype · abacus
decayed
Broken down organically
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- wornDamaged by use
weathered · faded · tattered · moth-eaten · musty · dusty · cobwebbed · ramshackle · rickety · timeworn
forgotten
No longer recalled
past · vanished · lost · departed · elapsed · historical · erstwhile · quondam · sometime · old-time
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- colonialOf occupied territories
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
feudal · baroque · renaissance · monarchical · aristocratic · chivalric · courtly · genteel · formal · ceremonious
- outdatedobsolete, outdated, out of date, dated, outmoded
- The Pastpast, ancient, old, formerly, previously
- vintagevintage, retro, old-fashioned, nostalgic, old-timey
- out of touchdisconnected, oblivious, unaware, clueless, detached
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
antiquatedmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · current · up-to-date · present-day · new
antiquatedstate-of-the-art
Most technologically advanced available
cutting-edge · functional · operational · operative · functioning