Dated
/ˈdeɪtɪd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Dated
verb
- To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
"to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter"
- To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- To determine the age of something.
"to date the building of the pyramids"
- To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
adjective
- Marked with a date.
"The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922."
- Outdated.
""Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus."
- Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
"Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else."
- No longer fashionable.
"Slang can become dated very quickly."
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SYNONYMS
ageeldenobsolescego outseeanachronousdémodéold hatold-fashionedoutdatedretro
ANTONYMS
undateda la modetrendycurrentup-to-date