The difference between Anachronistic and Outdated

When used as adjectives, anachronistic means erroneous in date, whereas outdated means out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Anachronistic and Outdated

  1. Anachronistic as an adjective:

    Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

    Examples:

    "If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers."

  2. Anachronistic as an adjective (of a person):

    Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

  1. Outdated as an adjective:

    Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

    Examples:

    "His outdated wordprocessing software could not read the files I sent."

  2. Outdated as an adjective:

    Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.

    Examples:

    "Your version of the document is outdated."

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