Meaning & use

outmoded

adjective·Academic

No longer fashionable, useful, or accepted by most people; outdated and old-fashioned.

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The factory replaced its outmoded machinery with modern automated equipment.

Many people now see those strict old dress codes as outmoded.

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Outmoded often implies something was once acceptable or standard but has since been replaced by something better.

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