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

Isn’t it finally time for the executive branch and Congress to start assessing the need for ICBMs on their merits, rather than on contractor lobbying, weapons company funding and the sort of strategic thinking that was already outmoded by the end of the 1950s?

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

Criss will star alongside Helen J Shen and two other actors in the musical, which is set in Seoul in the late 21st century and is about two outmoded helperbots who meet at a robot retirement home and forge a relationship while grappling with their own obsolescence.

From New York Times

Related Words

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• out-of-date