Synonyms

outmode

American

[out-mohd] / ˌaʊtˈmoʊd /

verb (used with object)

outmoded, outmoding

to cause (something) to go out of style or become obsolete.

verb (used without object)

outmoded, outmoding

to go out of style or become obsolete.

Etymology

Origin of outmode

1900–05; perhaps from the phrase out of mode; compare French démoder

Example Sentences

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The wall text quotes Mr. Walther acknowledging that it was their systematic documentation of outmoded industrial structures that first got him interested in photography, and his collection includes many examples.

From The Wall Street Journal

At this point the reader may wonder why I should even bother to rebuke George Will; in his outmoded pomposity, he makes almost too easy a target.

From Salon

Traditional moviegoing is outmoded for most people, he said at a Time magazine event this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

ReplayTV then got shuttled from owner to owner, getting whittled away as its technology became more outmoded.

From Los Angeles Times

Those institutions of democracy that fill Americans with so much outmoded pride served as inspirations to the world; that much is true.

From Salon

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