Anachronistic vs. Outdated — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Anachronistic and Outdated
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Anachronistic
The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
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Outdated
Out-of-date; old-fashioned.
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Anachronistic
One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time
"A new age had plainly dawned, an age that made the institution of a segregated picnic seem an anachronism" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).
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Outdated
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
His outdated wordprocessing software could not read the files I sent.
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Anachronistic
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers.
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Outdated
Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.
Your version of the document is outdated.
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Anachronistic
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
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Outdated
Being out of date; antiquated; outmoded; unfashionable.
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Anachronistic
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.
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Outdated
Old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable;
Obsolete words
An obsolete locomotive
Outdated equipment
Superannuated laws
Out-of-date ideas
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Anachronistic
Chronologically misplaced;
English public schools are anachronistic
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