What is another word for outmoded?
407 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ a͡ʊtmˈə͡ʊdɪd], [ aʊtmˈəʊdɪd], [ aʊ_t_m_ˈəʊ_d_ɪ_d]
Outmoded is an adjective that is often used to describe something that is no longer fashionable, modern, or relevant. There are many synonyms that can be used to describe something that is outmoded, including outdated, antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete, archaic, passe, unfashionable, behind the times, and retrograde. These words all convey a sense that something is no longer in use or has fallen out of favor, and can be used to describe a wide range of things from fashion trends to technology. When looking for a synonym for outmoded, it is important to consider the context in which the word is being used, as some words may be more appropriate than others depending on the situation.
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.
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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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