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outmoded Definition

out·moded (o̵ut′mōdid)

adjective

no longer in fashion or accepted; obsolete

outmoded Synonyms

outmoded

modif.

outmoded Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • stereotype: But the Urban Foxes don't really care about outmoded sexual stereotypes.
  • notion: Outmoded notions of training will no longer cut it!
  • concept: Patient confidentiality: an outmoded concept in the information age?
  • thinking: DR. contracts such as this are expensive and, concerning the risk, may be based on outmoded thinking.
  • rule: New buyers to against outmoded rules them are in.
  • practice: She joins us in calling for an end to this outmoded practice which inflicts pain on thousands of puppies every year " .

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: We urge the government to reform this increasingly outmoded tax, which is operating against objectives set in the 19th century.
  • now: Rethinking of resource flows is required, with the now outmoded concept of ' disposal ' replaced by one of resource and value recovery.
  • hopelessly: As online scams get more sophisticated, passwords are becoming hopelessly outmoded -- as passé as floppy disks.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: At the same time, the lyrical romanticism of Clark's work became outmoded.
  • look: The sensational brightness of these energy-saving lamps makes all other ESL reflectors look outmoded.

Browse dictionary entries near outmoded

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  3. outman
  4. outlying
  5. outlook
  6. outlive
  7. outlining
  8. outlined
  9. outline
  10. outlier
  1. outmost
  2. outmuscle
  3. outnumber
  4. outnumbered
  5. outpace
  6. outpatient
  7. outperform
  8. outplacement
  9. outplay
  10. outpoint