passé
Out of style
Passé, borrowed from French, describes something that has gone out of fashion or is no longer current.
It carries a dismissive tone, suggesting that whatever is being described was perhaps once stylish or relevant but now seems dated or quaint: Bell-bottoms are so passé.
The word often appears in judgments about taste, trends, or cultural phenomena that have lost their freshness.
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
unfashionable · démodé · anachronistic · superseded · out-of-date · behind-the-times · yesterday's · unhip
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- overusedEmployed too frequently
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
worn-out · unoriginal · predictable · threadbare · shopworn · well-worn · overworked · stale
Drab and unstylish
- dowdyUnstylish in appearance
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
- mulletDual-length haircut
scrunchie · flip-phone · low-rise · logomania · normcore · cheugy
Time not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- bygoneOf earlier times
heyday · former · reminiscence · throwback · classic · heritage · mid-century · fin-de-siècle
obsolete
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
antiquated · unfashionable · démodé · anachronistic · superseded · out-of-date · behind-the-times · yesterday's · unhip · uncool
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
tired · worn-out · unoriginal · predictable · threadbare · shopworn · well-worn · overworked · stale · derivative
frumpy
Drab and unstylish
- dowdyUnstylish in appearance
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
mullet · scrunchie · flip-phone · low-rise · logomania · normcore · cheugy
yesteryear
Time not long past
bygone · heyday · former · reminiscence · throwback · classic · heritage · mid-century · fin-de-siècle · sepia-toned
position
Location or stance
pointe · attitude · turnout · barre · ballerina · classical · technique
- ballet movesplié, pirouettes, relevé, tendu, dégagé
- uncool traitsnerdiness, geekiness, awkwardness, lameness, dorkiness
passécurrent
Directed flow of charge
contemporary · modern · up-to-date · fashionable · in
- pass outLose consciousness briefly
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- passed awayDied, said gently
- pass onTransmit to another
- pass awayEuphemism for dying
- passing outTemporary loss of awareness
pass, passing, passage, passenger, passport, passed, bypass, passable, overpass