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antiquated, archaic, out-of-date, obsolete, antique, bent, tired, superseded, dated, superannuated, out, outworn, fossilized, antediluvian, behind the times, bygone, dead, extinct, moldy, moth-eaten

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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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