outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
ˌau̇t-ˈmō-dəd 
1
: not being in style
2
: no longer acceptable, current, or usable
outmoded customs
Synonyms
Examples of outmoded in a Sentence
outmoded computers that can be recycled
Recent Examples on the Web
Many are fed up with outmoded holiday traditions and crushing family expectations.
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Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Few regulations restricting the use of phthalates exist and current thresholds for bisphenol A (BPA) and some other phthalates, are considered outmoded by many experts.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Supporters see road fees as a modern, technological solution to an increasingly outmoded gasoline tax, a 100-year-old levy originally set at 2 cents a gallon in 1923.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Under this outmoded prerogative, Korean screen icon Song Kang-ho easily could be described as his country’s simultaneous answer to both Marlon Brando and Tom Hanks, such is his seemingly contradictory blend of sardonic physicality, fearsome technique, lyrical humanism and overwhelming likability.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2023
Last but not least … Business Environment, Technology, or Situation Takes a Wrong Turn
If a digital transformation project (or some component) risks being outmoded by the time it’s done, the best move may be to cut your losses.
—Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Like the networks, the league believes Nielsen’s technology has become outmoded over time as more viewers take to new devices and technologies to watch their favorite pieces of entertainment, and has supported the notion of using every company’s first-party audience data.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
Sugar plantations and others who had an interest in overthrowing the Hawaiian nation needed to make a politically active and vibrant Hawaiian nation and people seem irrelevant and outmoded.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
Then along came large language models such as GPT and Bard, and the Turing test suddenly began seeming strangely outmoded.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Few regulations restricting the use of phthalates exist and current thresholds for bisphenol A (BPA) and some other phthalates, are considered outmoded by many experts.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Supporters see road fees as a modern, technological solution to an increasingly outmoded gasoline tax, a 100-year-old levy originally set at 2 cents a gallon in 1923.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Under this outmoded prerogative, Korean screen icon Song Kang-ho easily could be described as his country’s simultaneous answer to both Marlon Brando and Tom Hanks, such is his seemingly contradictory blend of sardonic physicality, fearsome technique, lyrical humanism and overwhelming likability.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2023
Last but not least … Business Environment, Technology, or Situation Takes a Wrong Turn
If a digital transformation project (or some component) risks being outmoded by the time it’s done, the best move may be to cut your losses.
—Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Like the networks, the league believes Nielsen’s technology has become outmoded over time as more viewers take to new devices and technologies to watch their favorite pieces of entertainment, and has supported the notion of using every company’s first-party audience data.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
Sugar plantations and others who had an interest in overthrowing the Hawaiian nation needed to make a politically active and vibrant Hawaiian nation and people seem irrelevant and outmoded.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
Then along came large language models such as GPT and Bard, and the Turing test suddenly began seeming strangely outmoded.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmoded. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd
: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable
outmoded beliefs
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