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Dated vs Gated - What's the difference?

dated | gated |

As adjectives the difference between dated and gated

is that dated is marked with a date while gated is capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).

As verbs the difference between dated and gated

is that dated is (date) while gated is (gate).

dated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked with a date.
  • Out of date.
  • Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
  • No longer fashionable.

    • Synonyms

    * old fashioned * retro

    Antonyms

    * (out of date) up to date

    Verb

    (head)
  • (date)

    • gated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
  • Have a gate or other restricted access.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-27, volume=408, issue=8846, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Architectural bombast , passage=Gated , gilded and gaudy, they have sprung up all over China: overwrought government buildings erected at vast public expense, and in stark contrast to the shoddy state of so many homes and schools. In style they range from modernist brutalism to Versailles kitsch.}}