Nearby Words
out of date
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, obsolete, old hat, outmoded, passe, superannuated |
| Antonyms: | current, in fashion |
| Main Entry: | archaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, olden, out of date, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present, young |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
| Synonyms: | age-old, aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, been around, bygone, creaky, early, elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | antiquated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, fusty, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fangled, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, outworn, superannuated |
| Antonyms: | forward-looking, modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, elderly, obsolescent, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, prehistoric, superannuated |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent, up-to-date |
| Main Entry: | behind the times |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not current |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, back-number, dated, has-been, obsolete, of the old school, old hat, old hat, old-fashioned, out of date, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passe, square, unfashionable |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water over the dam, water under the bridge |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy, frumpy, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, scrubby, shabby, slatternly, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, unstylish, untidy, vintage, wrinkled |
| Antonyms: | chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | boring, uninteresting |
| Synonyms: | abused, archaic, arid, big yawn, blah, colorless, common, commonplace, dead, dismal, dreary, driveling, dry, familiar, flat, hackneyed, heavy, ho hum, hoary, humdrum*, insipid, jejune, longwinded, monotonous, oft-repeated, ordinary, out-of-date, plain, pointless, prolix, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, repetitive, routine, run-of-the-mill, soporific, stale, stock, stupid, tame, tedious, tired, tiresome, trite, unimaginative, uninspiring, usual, usual thing, vapid, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | active, exciting, interesting, lively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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