Outmoded
No longer in fashion or current; outdated or no longer useful or relevant.
adjectiveOutmoded
No longer in fashion or current; outdated or no longer useful or relevant.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine walking into a showroom where every item is sleek and modern except one dusty gadget from the 1980s, clearly outmoded and begging for replacement.
Sounds Like
out-MOHD-id
Looks Like
out + mode (out of fashion)
Remember This
Root 'mode' means fashion; prefix 'out-' means beyond or not. So outmoded = beyond the mode (not in fashion).
Other Forms
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obsolete, outdated, antiquated, archaic, passé
Note
Use to describe objects, ideas, or practices, not people. Often contrasted with 'modern' or 'up-to-date'.
Study Deeper
- The museum exhibit showcased outmoded technology from the early computing era.
- In the fast-moving world of smartphones, yesterday's model is already outmoded.
From out- (beyond) + mode (fashion, manner). Mode comes from Old French mode, from Latin modus meaning measure, manner, or fashion.
Out of mode: remember that outmoded items are literally out of mode. Picture a runway model stepping off the catwalk into a dusty attic, now far from the current fashion.
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