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Outmoded
No longer in fashion or current; outdated or no longer useful or relevant.
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Imagine 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.
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Sounds Like
out-MOHD-id
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Looks Like
out + mode (out of fashion)
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Remember This
Root 'mode' means fashion; prefix 'out-' means beyond or not. So outmoded = beyond the mode (not in fashion).
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Other Forms
outmodedlyadverb
outmodednessnoun
outmodishadjective
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Connect With
obsolete, outdated, antiquated, archaic, passé
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Note
Use to describe objects, ideas, or practices, not people. Often contrasted with 'modern' or 'up-to-date'.
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Examples
- The museum exhibit showcased outmoded technology from the early computing era.
- In the fast-moving world of smartphones, yesterday's model is already outmoded.
Synonyms
obsoleteoutdatedantiquatedarchaicpassé
Antonyms
modernup-to-datecontemporary
Etymology
From out- (beyond) + mode (fashion, manner). Mode comes from Old French mode, from Latin modus meaning measure, manner, or fashion.
Mnemonic
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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Antiquated
adjectiveOut-of-date; no longer in style or use; old-fashioned.
Archaic
adjectiveBelonging to an earlier time; very old-fashioned or outdated; no longer in general use.
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adjectiveDifficult to understand; obscure or highly complex.
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Acquiescent
adjectiveReady to agree or approve without protest; compliant.
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