as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
that literary style is a bit passé nowadays
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Recent Examples of passé
Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Constantly posting is so passe!
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Constantly posting is so passe!
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passé
Adjective
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Sony introduced a now archaic version of RGB LED tech in 2004, though that version can hardly be compared to today’s displays.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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Researchers believe that Pink represents the oldest archaic fossils ever found in this region, according to a study published in Nature on March 12.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both the garter toss and bouquet toss do contain some rather dated assumptions.—
Ivana Rihter,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
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Grey Flooring There is nothing that will look more dated than grey flooring in 2025.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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An attentive passerby noticed something in a wetland in Sweden and picked up a rusty brown loop.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The moon will turn deep shades of rusty red throughout the more than hourlong totality, thus producing a vibrant visual in the night sky.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, the advent of commercial aviation in the 1950s rendered these icons of the seas obsolete almost overnight.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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As Maryland transitions to clean energy, customers are left paying for obsolete gas pipelines.—
Susan Stevens Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Passé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%C3%A9. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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