outmoded

American  

[out-moh-did] / ˌaʊtˈmoʊ dɪd /

adjective

1. gone out of style; no longer fashionable.

   outmoded styles.

   Synonyms:

   old-fashioned, dated, unfashionable

2. not acceptable by present standards; no longer usable; obsolete.

   outmoded dwellings; outmoded teaching methods.

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outmoded British  

/ ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd /

adjective

1. no longer fashionable or widely accepted

2. no longer practical or usable

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Other Word Forms

• outmodedly adverb
• outmodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of outmoded

outmode, -ed ²

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• obsolete
• out-of-date