What is another word for outmoded?
Pronunciation:
[ a͡ʊtmˈə͡ʊdɪd], [ aʊtmˈəʊdɪd], [ aʊ_t_m_ˈəʊ_d_ɪ_d]
Synonyms for Outmoded:
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adj.
• dated • hackneyed- familiar tune ,
- old chestnut ,
- old saw ,
- old-chestnut ,
- old-hat ,
- old-saw ,
- played out ,
- played-out ,
- run of the mill ,
- well-worn ,
- wornout ,
- stocker .
- age old ,
- ante diluvian ,
- ante-diluvian ,
- by gone ,
- by-gone ,
- creakiest ,
- lot mileage ,
- more fossil ,
- more oldie ,
- more relic ,
- most fossil ,
- most oldie ,
- most relic ,
- moth eaten ,
- motheaten ,
- primeval ,
- re mote ,
- re-mote ,
- relic ,
- timeworn .
- more old fangled ,
- more old-fangled ,
- more oldfangled ,
- more outworn ,
- most old fangled ,
- most old-fangled ,
- most oldfangled ,
- most outworn ,
- old fangled ,
- out worn ,
- out-worn .
- backnumber ,
- behind times ,
- has been ,
- hasbeen ,
- more back number ,
- more back-number ,
- more backnumber ,
- more has been ,
- more has-been ,
- more hasbeen ,
- most back number ,
- most back-number ,
- most backnumber ,
- most has been ,
- most has-been ,
- most hasbeen ,
- of old school .
- dis carded ,
- dis continued ,
- dis-carded ,
- dis-continued ,
- more castaway ,
- more junked ,
- more scrapped ,
- more shelved ,
- most castaway ,
- most junked ,
- most scrapped ,
- most shelved .
- be draggled ,
- be-draggled ,
- blowsier ,
- blowsiest ,
- drab ,
- frowzy ,
- more slatternly ,
- more unstylish ,
- most slatternly ,
- most unstylish ,
- un kempt ,
- un kempter ,
- un kemptest ,
- un seemlier ,
- un seemliest ,
- un seemly ,
- un stylish ,
- un tidier ,
- un tidiest ,
- un tidy ,
- un-kempt ,
- un-kempter ,
- un-kemptest ,
- un-seemlier ,
- un-seemliest ,
- un-seemly ,
- un-stylish ,
- un-tidier ,
- un-tidiest ,
- un-tidy ,
- untidiest .
- de ceased ,
- de parted ,
- de-ceased ,
- de-parted ,
- dead gone ,
- dis appeared ,
- dis-appeared ,
- ex animate ,
- ex terminated ,
- ex-animate ,
- ex-terminated ,
- in active ,
- in-active ,
- more abolished ,
- more disappeared ,
- more doused ,
- more exanimate ,
- more exterminated ,
- more extinguished ,
- more terminated ,
- more vanquished ,
- most abolished ,
- most disappeared ,
- most doused ,
- most exanimate ,
- most exterminated ,
- most extinguished ,
- most terminated ,
- most vanquished ,
- terminated ,
- un known ,
- un-known .
- dis used ,
- dis-used ,
- horse and buggy ,
- horse buggy ,
- more anachronistic ,
- more dinosaur ,
- more disused ,
- more old school ,
- more old-school ,
- more oldschool ,
- more out of fashion ,
- more out-of-fashion ,
- most anachronistic ,
- most dinosaur ,
- most disused ,
- most old school ,
- most old-school ,
- most oldschool ,
- most out of fashion ,
- most out-of-fashion ,
- oldschool .
- dis approved ,
- dis-approved ,
- more demoded ,
- more disapproved ,
- more out of style ,
- more out-of-style ,
- most demoded ,
- most disapproved ,
- most out of style ,
- most out-of-style ,
- of olden days ,
- out it .
Other synonyms:
- dated .
- out-of-date .
- out .
Other relevant words:
- Abjured ,
- Indistinguished ,
- Noachian ,
- Non-existent ,
- Perished ,
- Renounced ,
- Superseded ,
- Tintype ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unmodish ,
- abandoned ,
- altered ,
- anachronistic ,
- ancient ,
- anonymous ,
- antediluvian ,
- antiquated ,
- back-number ,
- behind the times ,
- belated ,
- black-letter ,
- changed ,
- cheesy ,
- corny ,
- date ,
- dead ,
- defunct ,
- demoded ,
- deserted ,
- despised ,
- detested ,
- discarded ,
- discontinued ,
- disheveled ,
- disliked ,
- disused ,
- done with ,
- elderly ,
- ex ,
- expired ,
- extinct ,
- fossilized ,
- frowsy ,
- frumpish ,
- frumpy ,
- geeky ,
- graceless ,
- hack ,
- hackneyed ,
- has-been ,
- has-beens ,
- hated ,
- improper ,
- inapplicable ,
- inappropriate ,
- inconspicuous ,
- inconvenient ,
- inelegant ,
- inoperative ,
- inopportune ,
- insignificant ,
- invalid ,
- kaput ,
- late ,
- mediaeval ,
- medieval ,
- messy ,
- moribund ,
- mossy ,
- moth-eaten ,
- mussy ,
- musty ,
- nameless ,
- neolithic ,
- nerdish ,
- nerdy ,
- noncurrent ,
- not worth saving ,
- obscure ,
- obsolescent ,
- obsolete ,
- of the old school ,
- offbeat ,
- old ,
- old fashioned ,
- old-timey ,
- olden ,
- older ,
- oldfangled ,
- on the shelf ,
- out of use ,
- out-dated ,
- outworn ,
- pass ,
- past ,
- prehistoric ,
- primate ,
- primitive ,
- quaint ,
- rejected ,
- relinquished ,
- resigned ,
- retired ,
- rumpled ,
- rusty ,
- shabby ,
- sleazy ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- stodgy ,
- styleless ,
- superannuate ,
- superannuated ,
- tacky ,
- tardy ,
- tasteless ,
- time ,
- tired ,
- trashy ,
- unattractive ,
- unbecoming ,
- unchic ,
- uncool ,
- unexceptional ,
- unhip ,
- unimportant ,
- unkempt ,
- unknown ,
- unpopular ,
- unseemly ,
- unsuitable ,
- unsuited ,
- untidy ,
- untimely ,
- untoward ,
- untrendy ,
- unusable ,
- unused ,
- very old ,
- washed-up ,
- worn-out ,
- wrinkled .
- ageold ,
- at an end ,
- back number ,
- been around ,
- blowsy ,
- broken down ,
- castoff ,
- creakier ,
- creaky ,
- dead and gone ,
- dinosaur ,
- down at heel ,
- down-at-heel ,
- exanimate ,
- few miles on ,
- grown old ,
- had it ,
- junked ,
- lot of mileage ,
- no longer known ,
- not allowed ,
- not current ,
- not modern ,
- not on ,
- not with it ,
- old goat ,
- old-fangled ,
- old-fashioned ,
- old-school ,
- oldfashioned ,
- oldie ,
- out of it ,
- out-of-fashion ,
- out-of-style ,
- passe ,
- passed on ,
- slatternly ,
- thrown away ,
- thrown out ,
- unfashionable ,
- unstylish ,
- used up ,
- worse for wear .
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How to use "Outmoded" in context?
In general, the term "outmoded" is used to describe something that is no longer in use, or is in use in a different way than it was originally intended. While there is no one agreed-upon definition of the term, it is generally used to refer to something that is no longer current or fashionable. It can sometimes be used as a pejorative, to refer to something that is no longer acceptable, or to suggest that something is not up to date.
There are a number of reasons why something might be considered to be outmoded.
Paraphrases for Outmoded:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
antiquated, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, out-dated.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
dated, defunct, inappropriate, old, overshot, overwhelmed, stereotypical, tattered, Deprecated.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
anachronistic, archaic, obsolescent, stale, old-fashioned.
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Adjective
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