outmoded

/ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈmoʊdəd/

Meanings

verb

To render no longer fashionable.

Examples :

"The invention of smartphones quickly outmoded pagers. "

adjective

Unfashionable

Examples :

"His pipe was as outmoded as his ideas."

style appearance age

adjective

Obsolete

Examples :

"His outmoded record player is now useless."

technology time history

Related Words

pagers noun

/ˈpeɪdʒərz/

A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.

"Back in the 1990s, doctors often carried pagers to be notified of emergencies at the hospital. "

record noun

/ˈɹɛkɔːd/ /ˈɹɛkɚd/ /ɹɨˈkɔːd/ /ɹiˈkɔɹd/

A disk, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

"My grandfather's old record player plays music from vinyl records. "

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

render noun

/ˈɹɛn.də/ /ˈɹɛn.dɚ/

Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls).

"The house's exterior needed a fresh coat of render. "

invention noun

/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

Something invented.

"The invention of the calculator made math homework much faster. "

obsolete adjective

/ˈɒbsəliːt/ /ɑbsəˈliːt/

(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

"The slide rule is now obsolete; calculators are used for calculations instead. "

useless adjective

/ˈjuːs.ləs/

Without use or possibility to be used.

"The old, broken calculator was useless; it couldn't perform any calculations. "

player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

One that plays

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

longer adjective

/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

smartphones noun

/ˈsmɑːrtfoʊnz/ /ˈsmɑːrtfəʊnz/

A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

"Many students use smartphones to access online learning resources. "

unfashionable adjective

/ʌnˈfæʃənəbəl/ /ʌnˈfæʃn̩əbəl/

That cannot be fashioned; unshapely, distorted.

"The old, unfashionable dress was stretched and misshapen, making it uncomfortable to wear. "

fashionable noun

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/

A fashionable person; a fop

"The group of fashionables at the party were easily identified by their extravagant clothes and affected manners. "