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• out-of-date
• outdated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

Spencer Platt | Getty Images Accident draws urgency The April 28 incident and previous outages didn’t cause any accidents but the failures raised more worries about an outmoded system and chronic shortages of air traffic controllers, particularly in the busy airspace around New York City. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 May 2025

But those ideas reflect an outmoded view of China and a fundamental misunderstanding of its economic and political system. —Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025

Our rounded bellies and our heavy thighs in the run-resistant, outmoded styles. —Hélène Bessette, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025

The flaw at Hingham Institution for Savings, founded in 1834, is its outmoded business model of borrowing short (with deposits) and lending long (commercial mortgages). —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outmoded

• corroded
• decoded
• downloaded
• encoded
• eroded
• exploded
• preloaded
• reloaded
• unloaded
• uploaded
• boded
• coded

Kids Definition

outmoded

adjective

out·​mod·​ed (ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd 

: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable

outmoded beliefs