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Antedated vs Antiquated - What's the difference?

antedated | antiquated |

As a verb antedated

is (antedate).

As an adjective antiquated is

old-fashioned, out of date.

antedated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (antedate)

    • antedate

    English

    Verb

    (antedat)
  • To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time
  • To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate

    • Synonyms

    * predate

    Antonyms

    * postdate

    Noun

  • Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
  • (obsolete) anticipation
    • (John Donne)
    ----

    antiquated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • old-fashioned, out of date
  • *

    • Usage notes

    Said of abstract concepts (such as doctrines, notions, ideas, principles, opinions, philosophies, methods, and words), but also of physical objects such as doors and maps.

    Synonyms

    * backward

    Related terms

    () * antic * ancient * antiquary * antiquarian * antique * antiquity