outmoded
[ out-moh-did ]
/ ˌaʊtˈmoʊ dɪd /
adjective
gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
not acceptable by present standards; no longer usable; obsolete: outmoded dwellings; outmoded teaching methods.
RELATED WORDS
antiquated, archaic, out-of-date, obsolete, antique, bent, tired, superseded, dated, superannuated, out, outworn, fossilized, antediluvian, bygone, dead, extinct, moldy, moth-eaten, musty
Nearby words
- outmaneuver,
- outmanoeuvre,
- outmarch,
- outmatch,
- outmode,
- outmost,
- outmuscle,
- outness,
- outnumber,
- outpace
Origin of outmoded
SYNONYMS FOR outmoded
outmode
[ out-mohd ]
/ ˌaʊtˈmoʊd /
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for outmoded
outmoded
/ (ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd) /
adjective
no longer fashionable or widely accepted
no longer practical or usable
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
outmoded
"no longer in fashion, out of date," 1894, from out + mode (q.v.); perhaps formed on model of French démoder.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper