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outmoded

adjective
out·​mod·​ed | \ ˌau̇t-ˈmƍ-dəd How to pronounce outmoded (audio) \

Definition of outmoded

1 : not being in style
2 : no longer acceptable, current, or usable outmoded customs

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Examples of outmoded in a Sentence

outmoded computers that can be recycled

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Ultimately, summer camps exist to validate outmoded social structures among the most vulnerable age bracket. Mac Schwerin, Vox, "The case against summer camp," 16 Aug. 2019 But powerful forces sustain this outmoded ways of seeing the world. Charles King, Time, "American Students Are Taught Racism Is Bad—But They're Still Not Learning the Truth About Race," 6 Aug. 2019 These components suggest outmoded science experiments or the moist interiors of various bodily systems, while sending additional mixed messages. Washington Post, "In the galleries: Matt Wilt wields a deft hand for his ceramic creations," 3 Aug. 2019 When you’re done, just place the headphones on the magnetic charging dock (or use the Dimension’s increasingly outmoded Micro USB port). Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "We Tried Dolby's $600 Dimension Headphones. Are They Worth the Massive Price Tag?," 2 July 2019 The fundamental premise of the novel was its most quickly outmoded feature—outmoded almost from the start. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "“1984” at Seventy: Why We Still Read Orwell’s Book of Prophecy," 8 June 2019 In some places using cash is beginning to feel as outmoded as mailing a check to pay your electric bill. Town & Country, "Is This the End of Cash?," 28 Jan. 2019 Younger generations, meanwhile, can be impatient and feel that the older generations’ ways are outmoded and lack strategy. Veronica Dagher, WSJ, "A Generational Divide at Family Foundations," 21 Oct. 2018 The broken stuff was supposed to be outmoded technologies and ways of doing business. William A. Galston, WSJ, "Slow Down and Try Not to Break Things," 31 July 2018

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First Known Use of outmoded

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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outmoded

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of outmoded

: no longer useful or acceptable : not modern or current

outmoded

adjective
out·​mod·​ed | \ au̇t-ˈmƍ-dəd How to pronounce outmoded (audio) \

Kids Definition of outmoded

: no longer in style or in use an outmoded dress outmoded equipment

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