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outmoded
no longer useful or fashionable because something newer exists
Synonyms
- outdated
- obsolete
- antiquated
Antonyms
- modern
- current
- contemporary
outmoded in a sentence
The museum preserved several outmoded machines from the early days of printing.
The decade-old software was outmoded and could not run on the new computers.
Where it comes from
From out and mode, referring to something no longer in the current fashion.
Memory hook
OUT-MODED means out of the modern mode or fashion.
Read it in context
- The Threads in the Ledger History