outmoded

[ out-moh-did ]

adjective

1. gone out of style; no longer fashionable:

   outmoded styles.

   Synonyms: unfashionable, old-fashioned, dated

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

   outmoded dwellings; outmoded teaching methods.

outmoded

/ ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd /

adjective

1. no longer fashionable or widely accepted
2. no longer practical or usable

Derived Forms

• ˌoutˈmodedly, adverb
• ˌoutˈmodedness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outmoded¹

outmode, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Though she ad-libbed next to nothing of that speech, she delivered an impassioned call to voters to turn the page on Donald Trump and his outlandish, outmoded thinking.

From Salon

“But too many of these countries rely on outmoded strategies to become advanced economies. They depend just on investment for too long - or they switch prematurely to innovation.”

From BBC

Everts said he hopes that whatever results emerge from the investigations, the agency doesn’t revert to an outmoded focus on imported water that he believes some “old guard” leaders of MWD still favor.

From Los Angeles Times

And the agency has sought funding from the Legislature for electronic health records, which would eliminate its outmoded reliance on paper files.

From Seattle Times

Supporters see road fees as a modern, technological solution to an increasingly outmoded gasoline tax, a 100-year-old levy originally set at 2 cents a gallon in 1923.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• out-of-date