Vocabulary
Antiquated
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
old-fashioned or outdated.
Urdu meaning
نوواردات، پرانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Why rem-ain hostage to antiquated laws when a digital network linking all hospitals, graveyards, and Lady Health Workers to Nadra could do the job seamlessly?
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Deathly processes
— 2026-01-12
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The judicial condemnation of caging as `torture` directly supports the CBD`s core principle of in-situ conservation, rejecting the cruel ex-situ exhibition model perpetuated by our antiquated law.
Dawn Editorials —
The captive conscience
— 2025-11-26
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In the view of this writer, the concept of an industrial policy belongs to an antiquated era.
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Industrial policy a relic
— 2025-09-12
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One hopes it marks the beginning of system-wide changes in our antiquated administrative structure and processes.
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Revamping the ecosystem
— 2025-07-19
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Brick kilns, operating with antiquated technology, spew particulates skyward.
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Suffocating crisis
— 2025-03-13
Synonyms
outdated, out of date, outmoded, behind the times, old-fashioned, archaic
Antonyms
current, modern, up to date,
Curator example
“this antiquated central heating system”
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