outmoded

adjective

out·​mod·​ed ˌau̇t-ˈmō-dəd 

1

: not being in style

2

: no longer acceptable, current, or usable

outmoded customs

Synonyms

• antiquated
• archaic
• dated
• démodé
• demoded
• fossilized
• kaput
• kaputt
• medieval
• mediaeval
• moribund
• mossy
• moth-eaten
• neolithic
• Noachian
• obsolete
• out-of-date
• outdated
• outworn
• passé
• prehistoric
• prehistorical
• rusty
• Stone Age
• superannuated

Examples of outmoded in a Sentence

outmoded computers that can be recycled

Recent Examples on the Web

More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said. —Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024

Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024

The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s. —Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024

With no official explanations, theories began to circulate about how devices considered long outmoded could have been turned into such lethal weapons. —Greg McKenna, Fortune Asia, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

outmoded

adjective

out·​mod·​ed (ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd 

: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable

outmoded beliefs