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| Main Entry: | old-fashioned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antiquated |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, behind the times*, behind the times, bygone, corny*, dated, dead*, dowdy*, extinct, moldy*, musty, neglected, obsolescent, obsolete, obsolete, odd*, old, old-time, out*, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outmoded, passé*, passé, past, primitive, rococo*, superannuated, unfashionable, vintage, demoded, disapproved, démodé, grown old, not current, not modern, not with it, of old, of olden days, of the old school, of the old school, old-fangled, old-hat, olden, oldfangled, out of it, out of style, out-of-style, outworn, unstylish |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
| Synonyms: | aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, early, elderly, fossil*, hoary, moth-eaten*, obsolete, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, age-old, back number, been around, creaky, few miles on, lot of mileage, old goat, oldie, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antediluvian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date; prehistoric |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable, age-old |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, up-to-date, young |
| Main Entry: | antiquated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, superannuated, fusty, old-fangled, outworn |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent, forward-looking |
| Main Entry: | archaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated, olden, out of date |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present, young |
| Main Entry: | behind the times |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not current |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, dated, obsolete, old hat, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, square, unfashionable, back-number, has-been, of the old school, out of date, passe |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, late, lost, old-fashioned, old-time, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water under the bridge*, down memory lane, gone by, in oblivion, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, water over the dam |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite, clichéd |
| Synonyms: | banal, commonplace, dull, feeble, hackneyed, mawkish, melodramatic, old hat, old-fashioned, sentimental, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stupid, tired, warmed-over |
| Antonyms: | new, original, unique |
| Main Entry: | dated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, behind the times, obsolescent, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, passé, unfashionable, out of style |
| Main Entry: | frumpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dowdy |
| Synonyms: | baggy, dingy, drab, dull, homely, old-fashioned, outdated, plain, shabby, sloppy, stodgy, unfashionable, unkempt, badly dressed, blowsy, frumpish, poorly dressed, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | hokey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corny |
| Synonyms: | banal, commonplace, dull*, feeble, hackneyed, mawkish, old hat, old-fashioned, sentimental, shopworn, stale, trite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medieval |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having to do with the Middle Ages; old |
| Synonyms: | Gothic, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, old, old-fashioned, primitive, unenlightened, feudal |
| Antonyms: | modern |
| Main Entry: | moth-eaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby; stale |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, dated, decayed, decrepit, dilapidated, moribund, old-fashioned, outdated, ragged, tattered, threadbare, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | obsolete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | no longer in use, in vogue |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead, discarded, done for*, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, kaput*, moldy*, moth-eaten*, old, old-fashioned, out*, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable, anachronistic, dead and gone, dinosaur, disused, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, old-hat, old-school, out-of-fashion, outworn |
| Notes: | things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete; things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new, present, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not possible; gone |
| Synonyms: | absent, antiquated, away, behind the times*, cold, dated, dead, ended, exhausted, finished, impossible, old-fashioned, outmoded, outside, passé, unacceptable, unfashionable, at an end, demode, doused, expired, extinguished, not allowed, not on, old-hat, ruled out, used up |
| Antonyms: | here, possible, in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retro |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from yesteryear |
| Synonyms: | dated, evocative, nostalgic, old-fashioned, out-of-date, period, in period style, old world, passe |
| Antonyms: | modern |
| Main Entry: | uptight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | anxious, apprehensive, cautious, concerned, conventional, edgy, nervy, old-fashioned, on edge*, restive, strict, tense, troubled, uneasy, withdrawn, worried, on the defensive |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, cool |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | old school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earliest way of doing things |
| Synonyms: | conforming, conservative, old-fashioned, past, traditional, backward-looking, earlier generation, leftovers, old line, unprogressive |
| Main Entry: | old-time |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outmoded |
| Synonyms: | ancient, dated, obsolete, old-fashioned, out-of-date, olden |
| Main Entry: | superannuated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, dated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, passé |
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