outmoded

[out-moh-did]

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adjective

gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
not acceptable by present standards; no longer usable; obsolete: outmoded dwellings; outmoded teaching methods.

Origin of outmoded

see origin at outmode, -ed²

Synonyms

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1. unfashionable, dated, old-fashioned.

outmode

[out-mohd]

verb (used with object), out·mod·ed, out·mod·ing.

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

verb (used without object), out·mod·ed, out·mod·ing.

to go out of style or become obsolete.

Origin of outmode

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

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Examples from the Web for outmoded

Contemporary Examples

My view, as a reactionary, is that the movements are not outmoded.
The Eyes Have It
Blake Gopnik
March 5, 2013
But the real blow is its outmoded consumer and business travel business, says Daniel Gross.
American Express Charges Backward, Laying Off 5,400
Daniel Gross
January 11, 2013
Stop players from whacking each other with outmoded equipment.
Buzz Bissinger on the NFL’s No Good, Very Bad Season
Buzz Bissinger
January 2, 2013
Today, Beijing feels that many of those old systems are outmoded, putting China at a disadvantage.
China Sided With Russia on Syria out of Defensiveness, Not Strength
Melinda Liu
February 8, 2012
If anything, privacy seems an outmoded concept to the Facebook-addicted generation.
Murdoch’s News of the World Sins Exposed by Leveson Inquiry
Brian Cathcart
November 28, 2011

Historical Examples

The sentiment behind the card is as lovely and as true as ever, but the cards themselves are outmoded bottles for the new wine.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]
Christopher Darlington Morley
For to be outmoded is to be a classic, if one has written well.
The Works of Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm
If such things as these be outmoded, why was she so wildly popular?'
The Works of Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm
Its original promoters decided on its rather eccentric title with a symbolism now outmoded.
Masques & Phases
Robert Ross
Now that "dandies are outmoded" and everybody is "a philosopher," "they are philosophers."
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)
Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for outmoded

outmoded

adjective

no longer fashionable or widely accepted
no longer practical or usable

Derived Formsoutmodedly, adverboutmodedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for outmoded

adj.

"no longer in fashion, out of date," 1894, from out + mode (q.v.); perhaps formed on model of French démoder.

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Synonyms

outmode

Origin of outmode

Examples from the Web for outmoded

Contemporary Examples

My view, as a reactionary, is that the movements are not outmoded.

But the real blow is its outmoded consumer and business travel business, says Daniel Gross.

Stop players from whacking each other with outmoded equipment.

Today, Beijing feels that many of those old systems are outmoded, putting China at a disadvantage.

If anything, privacy seems an outmoded concept to the Facebook-addicted generation.

Historical Examples

The sentiment behind the card is as lovely and as true as ever, but the cards themselves are outmoded bottles for the new wine.

For to be outmoded is to be a classic, if one has written well.

If such things as these be outmoded, why was she so wildly popular?'

Its original promoters decided on its rather eccentric title with a symbolism now outmoded.

Now that "dandies are outmoded" and everybody is "a philosopher," "they are philosophers."

outmoded

Word Origin and History for outmoded

adj.

Origin of outmoded