unfashionable
No longer trendy
Unfashionable describes something out of step with current tastes or trends.
Clothing, ideas, or opinions can all be unfashionable: Her views on marriage were considered unfashionable by her younger colleagues.
The word often carries a hint of defiance or indifference to popular opinion: He wore unfashionable but comfortable shoes.
Old-fashioned or courted
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- passéNo longer fashionable
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- out-of-dateNo longer valid
antiquated · outmoded · behind-the-times · yesteryear · old-hat · superannuated · moth-eaten · fusty
Unattractive in appearance
- simpleFree of complexity
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- bareLacking any covering
unadorned · understated · unpretentious · modest · drab · dowdy · frumpy · unflattering
Quality from past eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- classicOf lasting excellence
mid-century · seventies · sixties · fifties · eighties · groovy · kitschy · campy
Lacking social appeal
- unhipLacking current awareness
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
ridiculed · scorned · derided · unfavored · undesirable · tacky · tasteless · gauche
Artistic nonconformist type
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- counterculturalOpposing mainstream society
alternative · quirky · offbeat · avant-garde · experimental · defiant · rebellious · contrarian
dated
Old-fashioned or courted
out-of-date · antiquated · outmoded · behind-the-times · yesteryear · old-hat · superannuated · moth-eaten · fusty · musty
homely
Unattractive in appearance
bare · unadorned · understated · unpretentious · modest · drab · dowdy · frumpy · unflattering · shapeless
vintage
Quality from past eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
classic · mid-century · seventies · sixties · fifties · eighties · groovy · kitschy · campy · dated
uncool
Lacking social appeal
mocked · ridiculed · scorned · derided · unfavored · undesirable · tacky · tasteless · gauche · naff
bohemian
Artistic nonconformist type
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
countercultural · alternative · quirky · offbeat · avant-garde · experimental · defiant · rebellious · contrarian · outsider
- fashionclothing, apparel, attire, garment, garments
- outdatedobsolete, outdated, out of date, dated, outmoded
- dorkinessawkwardness, geekiness, nerdiness, goofiness, clumsiness
- uncool traitsnerdiness, geekiness, awkwardness, lameness, dorkiness
- unstylishnessunstylish, tastelessness, dowdiness, frumpiness, inelegant