no longer fashionable or widely accepted
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
out•mod•ed /ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- no longer fashionable:an outmoded style.
- no longer acceptable or usable:outmoded teaching methods.
out•mod•ed
(out′mō′did),USA pronunciation adj.
- gone out of style;
no longer fashionable:outmoded styles. - not acceptable by present standards;
no longer usable;
obsolete:outmoded dwellings; outmoded teaching methods.
- see outmode, -ed2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . unfashionable, dated, old-fashioned.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
out•mode
(out′mōd′),USA pronunciation v., -mod•ed, -mod•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to cause (something) to go out of style or become obsolete.
v.i.
- to go out of style or become obsolete.
- 1900–05; perh. from the phrase out of mode; compare French démoder
'outmoded' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Toonerville trolley
- antiquated
- dated
- demoded
- dinosaur
- dodo
- démodé
- flintlock
- hipster
- horse-and-buggy
- moldy
- obsolescent
- obsolete
- old fashioned
- out of date
- out-of-date
- outdated
- outworn
- passe
- planned obsolescence
- ricky-tick
- rinky-dink
- steam