outmode
Make passé now
To outmode something is to cause it to become outdated or obsolete, typically by introducing something newer or more advanced.
The word appears most often in its past participle form as an adjective: outmoded thinking, outmoded technology, outmoded laws.
Something outmoded has been superseded and is no longer considered useful, fashionable, or appropriate for current conditions.
No longer in use
- supersedeReplace something outdated
- replacePut something else there
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- discontinueTo stop doing
phase out · deprecate · antiquate · leapfrog · displace · retire · sunset · legacy
Old-fashioned or courted
- unfashionableNot currently stylish
- passéNo longer fashionable
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- out of styleNo longer in vogue
démodé · unstylish · frumpy · dowdy · retro · vintage · yesterday · trend
Not pertinent
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
relic · dinosaur · tradition · custom · practice · convention · norm · value
obsolete
No longer in use
discontinue · phase out · deprecate · antiquate · leapfrog · displace · retire · sunset · legacy · outdated
dated
Old-fashioned or courted
- unfashionableNot currently stylish
- passéNo longer fashionable
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
out of style · démodé · unstylish · frumpy · dowdy · retro · vintage · yesterday · trend · hemline
irrelevant
Not pertinent
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
fossil · relic · dinosaur · tradition · custom · practice · convention · norm · value · belief
outmodemodernize
Make contemporary
update · renew · refresh · revitalize · rejuvenate
outmodeupgrade
Raise to higher standard
advance · innovate · revolutionize · contemporize · streamline