إنجليزي

antiquated

gb/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/ us/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
C1 إنجليزي
المعاني
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adjective C1 property
1

old-fashioned and out of date

Too old-fashioned to be useful now.

نمط الاستخدام: [something] is antiquated
غلطة شائعة:
Don’t use it just to mean ‘old’; it usually means ‘outdated’ or ‘no longer appropriate’.
مرادفات
outdated (Emphasizes being past its useful time.) | old-fashioned (Often milder; focuses on style or taste.) | outmoded (Slightly more formal; emphasizes no longer in fashion.)
أضداد
modern (Belonging to the present time.) | up-to-date (Current and recently updated.) | contemporary (Typical of the present period.)
تراكيب شائعة
antiquated idea |antiquated views |antiquated attitudes |antiquated system |antiquated method |antiquated technology |antiquated approach |antiquated equipment |antiquated practices |antiquated notions
مواضيع
society |culture |technology |design
أمثلة
  • The company replaced its antiquated computer system.
  • Many people see those rules as antiquated and unfair.
  • Using paper forms for everything feels antiquated now.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • This phone is antiquated.
  • His ideas about work are antiquated.
adjective C1 property
2

no longer used or practiced

Not used anymore because it is too old.

نمط الاستخدام: an antiquated [term/practice/device]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'antique' (valuable old object). 'Antiquated' is usually negative.
مرادفات
obsolete (Directly means ‘no longer used’; common for words/technology.) | defunct (Often for organizations or systems that no longer operate.)
أضداد
current (In use now.) | in use (Actively used in practice.)
تراكيب شائعة
antiquated term |antiquated word |antiquated expression |antiquated custom |antiquated practice |antiquated procedure |antiquated device |antiquated machinery |antiquated law |antiquated regulation
مواضيع
language |history |daily_life |technology
أمثلة
  • The manual includes many antiquated terms that people don’t say anymore.
  • They finally got rid of an antiquated procedure that slowed everything down.
  • The museum displayed antiquated farming tools that are rarely seen today.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • That word is antiquated.
  • This practice is antiquated now.
adjective formal C1 property
3

based on old conventions

Still used, but based on very old rules.

نمط الاستخدام: an antiquated [law/rule/structure]
غلطة شائعة:
This sense doesn’t mean the thing has disappeared; it often means it survives but feels outdated.
مرادفات
archaic (Often stronger and more formal; suggests belonging to an earlier historical period.) | dated (Suggests it shows its age, but may still function.)
أضداد
reformed (Changed to improve and modernize.) | streamlined (Made more efficient and modern in operation.)
تراكيب شائعة
antiquated law |antiquated rules |antiquated regulations |antiquated framework |antiquated bureaucracy |antiquated structure |antiquated model |antiquated institution |antiquated policy |antiquated hierarchy
مواضيع
law |business |government |society
أمثلة
  • Critics argue that the tax code is antiquated and needs reform.
  • The policy is antiquated, but changing it will take years.
  • They are trying to modernize an antiquated bureaucracy.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • This law is antiquated.
  • They want to change the antiquated rules.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
antiquated
IPA
GB/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
US/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
المقاطع والنبر
an - ti - quated (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (an)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: antiquated
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
antique noun B1 antiquity noun C1
Related words
antiquarian noun
Negative and opposite forms
modern adjective A2 contemporary adjective B1
Advanced or less common
antiquate verb
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