ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ

antiquated

gb/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/ us/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
C1 ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
adjective C1 property
1

old-fashioned and out of date

Too old-fashioned to be useful now.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [something] is antiquated
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t use it just to mean ‘old’; it usually means ‘outdated’ or ‘no longer appropriate’.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
outdated (Emphasizes being past its useful time.)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.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
modern (Belonging to the present time.) | up-to-date (Current and recently updated.) | contemporary (Typical of the present period.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
antiquated idea |antiquated views |antiquated attitudes |antiquated system |antiquated method |antiquated technology |antiquated approach |antiquated equipment |antiquated practices |antiquated notions
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
society |culture |technology |design
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The company replaced its antiquated computer system.
  • Many people see those rules as antiquated and unfair.
  • Using paper forms for everything feels antiquated now.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: an antiquated [term/practice/device]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'antique' (valuable old object). 'Antiquated' is usually negative.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
obsolete (Directly means ‘no longer used’; common for words/technology.) | defunct (Often for organizations or systems that no longer operate.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
current (In use now.) | in use (Actively used in practice.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
antiquated term |antiquated word |antiquated expression |antiquated custom |antiquated practice |antiquated procedure |antiquated device |antiquated machinery |antiquated law |antiquated regulation
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
language |history |daily_life |technology
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: an antiquated [law/rule/structure]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This sense doesn’t mean the thing has disappeared; it often means it survives but feels outdated.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
archaic (Often stronger and more formal; suggests belonging to an earlier historical period.) | dated (Suggests it shows its age, but may still function.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
reformed (Changed to improve and modernize.) | streamlined (Made more efficient and modern in operation.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
antiquated law |antiquated rules |antiquated regulations |antiquated framework |antiquated bureaucracy |antiquated structure |antiquated model |antiquated institution |antiquated policy |antiquated hierarchy
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
law |business |government |society
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • This law is antiquated.
  • They want to change the antiquated rules.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
antiquated
IPA
GB/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
US/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
an - ti - quated (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (an)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
  • Base: antiquated
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
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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