outmodedness
State of obsolescence
Outmodedness is the quality of being outdated or no longer in fashion.
The word describes things that have fallen behind current standards, tastes, or technology: The outmodedness of the building's wiring made renovation essential.
It carries a slightly formal or academic tone; in casual speech, people more often say something is simply "outdated" or "old-fashioned."
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
defunct · extinct · redundant · anachronistic · superannuated · mothballed · phased-out · legacy
No longer fashionable
- dowdyUnstylish in appearance
- frumpyDrab and unstylish
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- uncoolLacking social appeal
unhip · square · old-fashioned · behind-the-times · out-of-date · dated · fusty · stodgy
Replaced by something newer
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- obsolescentBecoming no longer used
- displacedShifted from proper location
eclipsed · sidelined · overlooked · bygone · yesterday · passé · supplanted · outstripped
Prolonged disuse
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- neglectFailure to provide care
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
nonuse · mothballing · dusty · forgotten · shelved · warehoused · unused · idle
obsolete
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- outdatedNo longer in use
discontinued · defunct · extinct · redundant · anachronistic · superannuated · mothballed · phased-out · legacy · end-of-life
passé
No longer fashionable
uncool · unhip · square · old-fashioned · behind-the-times · out-of-date · dated · fusty · stodgy · naff
superseded
Replaced by something newer
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- obsolescentBecoming no longer used
displaced · eclipsed · sidelined · overlooked · bygone · yesterday · passé · supplanted · outstripped · surpassed
desuetude
Prolonged disuse
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- neglectFailure to provide care
- dormancySuspended biological activity
discontinuation · nonuse · mothballing · dusty · forgotten · shelved · warehoused · unused · idle · languishing
outmodednesscurrency
Medium of exchange
currentness · contemporaneity · modernity · up-to-dateness · newness
outmodednesstrendiness
Being currently fashionable
fashionableness · stylishness · modishness · vogue · chicness
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