انگریزی

antiquated

gb/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/ us/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
C1 انگریزی
معانی
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adjective C1 property
1

old-fashioned and out of date

Too old-fashioned to be useful now.

استعمال کا انداز: [something] is antiquated
عام غلطی:
Don’t use it just to mean ‘old’; it usually means ‘outdated’ or ‘no longer appropriate’.
ہم معنی الفاظ
outdated (Emphasizes being past its useful time.)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.)
متضاد الفاظ
modern (Belonging to the present time.) | up-to-date (Current and recently updated.) | contemporary (Typical of the present period.)
لفظی تراکیب
antiquated idea |antiquated views |antiquated attitudes |antiquated system |antiquated method |antiquated technology |antiquated approach |antiquated equipment |antiquated practices |antiquated notions
موضوعات
society |culture |technology |design
مثالیں
  • The company replaced its antiquated computer system.
  • Many people see those rules as antiquated and unfair.
  • Using paper forms for everything feels antiquated now.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

استعمال کا انداز: an antiquated [term/practice/device]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'antique' (valuable old object). 'Antiquated' is usually negative.
ہم معنی الفاظ
obsolete (Directly means ‘no longer used’; common for words/technology.) | defunct (Often for organizations or systems that no longer operate.)
متضاد الفاظ
current (In use now.) | in use (Actively used in practice.)
لفظی تراکیب
antiquated term |antiquated word |antiquated expression |antiquated custom |antiquated practice |antiquated procedure |antiquated device |antiquated machinery |antiquated law |antiquated regulation
موضوعات
language |history |daily_life |technology
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

استعمال کا انداز: an antiquated [law/rule/structure]
عام غلطی:
This sense doesn’t mean the thing has disappeared; it often means it survives but feels outdated.
ہم معنی الفاظ
archaic (Often stronger and more formal; suggests belonging to an earlier historical period.) | dated (Suggests it shows its age, but may still function.)
متضاد الفاظ
reformed (Changed to improve and modernize.) | streamlined (Made more efficient and modern in operation.)
لفظی تراکیب
antiquated law |antiquated rules |antiquated regulations |antiquated framework |antiquated bureaucracy |antiquated structure |antiquated model |antiquated institution |antiquated policy |antiquated hierarchy
موضوعات
law |business |government |society
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • This law is antiquated.
  • They want to change the antiquated rules.
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antiquated
IPA
GB/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
US/ˈæntɪkwˌeɪtɪd/
ہجا بندی اور زور
an - ti - quated (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (an)
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Adjective
  • Base: antiquated
متعلقہ الفاظ
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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