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outmoded

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out·mod·ed  (out-mdd)
adj.
1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: outmoded attire; outmoded ideas.
2. No longer usable or practical; obsolete: outmoded machinery.

outmoded [ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd]
adj
1. no longer fashionable or widely accepted
2. no longer practical or usable
outmodedly  adv
outmodedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.outmoded - out of fashionoutmoded - out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
unfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

outmoded
adjective old-fashioned, passé, dated, out, dead, square (informal), ancient, antique, outdated, obsolete, out-of-date, old-time, archaic, unfashionable, superseded, bygone, antiquated, anachronistic, olden (archaic), behind the times, superannuated, fossilized, out of style, antediluvian, outworn, obsolescent, unhip (slang), démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), not with it (informal), oldfangled People in positions of power continue to promote outmoded ideas.
new, latest, the new, modern, recent, fresh, fashionable, in vogue, all the rage, modish, du jour (French), culty
Translations
outmoded [ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd] adj [ideas, attitudes] → dépassé(e); [technology, equipment, industry] → dépassé(e)


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The latest attempt to remove the outmoded rule came in 2003, when a Right-wing MP from French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party wrote to the minister in charge of gender equality.
They say their buildings are too outmoded and no longer comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Whenever I see a bus it only seems to have a handful of passengers, so it would be a good idea to get these outmoded forms of transport off the road, abolish bus lanes, creating more room for cars, and use the money to improve the poor state of the roads.
 
 
 
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