outmoded

[US]/ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd/
[UK]/ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. outdated, not fashionable
v. make unfashionable

Example Sentences

outmoded attire; outmoded ideas.

a mishmash of outmoded ideas.

demode (or outmoded) attire;

To my thinking they will be outmoded in four years.

He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.

Real-world Examples

Certain jobs have gone away for good, outmoded by machines.

Source: Past exam papers for English reading comprehension (English II) in the postgraduate entrance examination.

It does not mean accepting the lowest common denominator or clinging to outmoded ideas out of apathy or fear.

Source: May's Speech Compilation

When they came back, they would have to serve that time all over again and at the salary which was, by this time, outmoded.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

When you look at her record in-depth, her consistent policy position is that the federal sentencing guidelines are outdated, they are outmoded, they are too harsh, and that criminals in general are oversentenced.

Source: PBS English News

Miss Brinklow was sitting bolt upright with her eyes closed, like some rather dingy and outmoded idol; Mallinson had lolled forward in his place with his chin in the palm of a hand.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

The version of events laid bare in the interview paints a picture of an outmoded institution whose lack of flexibility left it incapable of accommodating people facing challenges that are entirely normal for public figures in the 21st century.

Source: Selected English short passages

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