outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
ˌau̇t-ˈmō-dəd 
1
: not being in style
an outmoded hairstyle
2
: no longer acceptable, current, or usable
outmoded customs
using outmoded technology
Examples of outmoded in a Sentence
outmoded computers that can be recycled
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Oil is a 20th century energy source, outmoded and responsible for sickening and killing millions of people with the potential to kill millions more.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Namely, what many scholars took to be the fundamentals of the discipline were not empirical constants at all, but the fleeting patterns of an outmoded ideological regime.
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmoded. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd
: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable
outmoded beliefs
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