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outmoded

[ out-moh-did ]
/ ˌaʊtˈmoʊ dɪd /
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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.
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Origin of outmoded

see origin at outmode, -ed2

Words nearby outmoded

outmarch, outmatch, out-migrant, out-migrate, outmode, outmoded, outmost, outmuscle, outness, outnumber, out of a clear blue sky
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Words related to outmoded

antiquated, archaic, obsolete, out-of-date, antique, bent, dated, fossilized, out, outworn, superannuated, superseded, tired, anachronistic, antediluvian, behind the times, bygone, dead, démodé, dinosaur

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British Dictionary definitions for outmoded

outmoded
/ (ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd) /
adjective
no longer fashionable or widely accepted
no longer practical or usable

Derived forms of outmoded

outmodedly, adverboutmodedness, noun
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