Old-fashioned synonyms and antonyms
ōld'făsh'ənd
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Part of speech:
(Archaic) Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:
Aantediluvian in the Bible, is defined as someone or something from the time before the Great Flood.
Not neat or stylish in dress or appearance; shabby
oldfangled
No longer in style or use; not current; outmoded; old-fashioned
Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:
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Not in fashion; unfashionable:
demoded
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
No longer fashionable.
in vogue (antonym)
outmoded, obsolete
not modern
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unaccepted
Not accepted; unacceptable.
no longer prevailing
2009, Larissa Dubecki, "Critic's view", The Age, 24 March 2009:
Dull; apathetic
gone-by
current (antonym)
A flow of positive electric charge. The strength of current flow in any medium is related to voltage differences in that medium, as well as the electrical properties of the medium, and is measured in amperes. Since electrons are stipulated to have a negative charge, current in an electrical circuit actually flows in the opposite direction of the movement of electrons.
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anodyne (related)
Not stylish; unfashionable.
passé
Being in the highly ornamented, massive style of architecture, decor, and furnishings popular in 19th-century England.
Of, like, or characteristic of past times
Honored or observed because in existence or use for a long time
No longer in use
grown old
Designating or of a widespread form of early human being (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) of the Upper Pleistocene
Not in use or put to use.
of great age
of the old times
of the old school
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No longer existing or living:
(Baseball) Not allowed to continue to bat or run; retired.
gone-out
model-t
out of the swim
back-number
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See old hat.
moss-backed
On which moss is growing.
Covered with moss or something like moss:
modern (antonym)
Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date:
fashionable (antonym)
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stylish (antonym)
Conforming to the current fashion; modish.
old (related)
Familiar or known from the past; accustomed
Having reached the age of:
Old-fashioned, out of date
(Idiomatic) Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
Of or relating to cocktails:
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fogram
fossilized
In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
Dull or plain.
Smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy
No longer in use:
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Of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned.
Out of date; not the latest one.
No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date.
(Law) Having lost legal force or effect through lack of use or action, as a claim or lien
out-of-style
Of a style or method formerly in vogue
To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
up-to-date (antonym)
Alternative spelling of up-to-date. Used after the noun.
contemporary (antonym)
The definition of contemporary is existing at the same time or of the present time period.
new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
Representative of or dating from a particular period of the past
Out-of-date; old-fashioned
Previous, from.
out of fashion
unskilful (related)
oldfashioned (related)
old style (related)
old-school (related)
insipid (related)
ersatz (related)
démodé (French)
not current
unimaginative (related)
Not socially approved:
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