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outworn

[out-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈaʊtˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /

ADJECTIVE

antiquated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancient archaic old-fashioned out-of-date outmoded

STRONG

aged antique dated superannuated

WEAK

antediluvian elderly fusty hoary moldy obsolescent old old hat oldfangled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new young

WEAK

forward-looking recent

ADJECTIVE

obsolete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated archaic out-of-date outmoded

WEAK

anachronistic ancient antediluvian antique bygone dated dead dead and gone dinosaur discarded disused done for dusty extinct fossil gone had it has-been horse and buggy kaput moldy moth-eaten old old-fashioned old-hat old-school out out-of-fashion passé stale superannuated superseded timeworn unfashionable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new

WEAK

contemporary in vogue present up-to-date

ADJECTIVE

old-fashioned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancient antique archaic corny dated odd old old-time outdated outmoded primitive

WEAK

antiquated behind the times bygone dead demoded disapproved dowdy démodé extinct grown old moldy musty neglected not current not modern not with it obsolescent obsolete of old of olden days of the old school old guard old-hat old-school olden oldfangled out out of it out of style out-of-date passé past rococo superannuated unfashionable unstylish vintage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current fresh modern new present recent up-to-date young

WEAK

contemporary in vogue

ADJECTIVE

outmoded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated archaic obsolete out-of-date

STRONG

antique bent dated fossilized out superannuated superseded tired

WEAK

anachronistic antediluvian behind the times bygone dead dinosaur disused démodé extinct has-been horse and buggy moldy moth-eaten musty obsolescent old-hat old-time olden out of style passé unfashionable unstylish unusable vintage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new present

STRONG

fresh

WEAK

newfangled popular up-to-date

ADJECTIVE

passé

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated dated

STRONG

disused démodé has-been obsolete out-of-date outdated outmoded

WEAK

belated dead extinct superseded unfashionable yesterday

Antonyms

WEAK

current fashionable in in vogue modern new

Example Sentences

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Outworn conceptions, if carried over to other historical periods, can prove of incalculable harm to the cause of progress and the chief issue today, the nation's war.

From Time Magazine Archive

Outworn in the post-War world were measures of national revenge backed by military strength.

From Time Magazine Archive

Outworn with travel, soothed to drowsiness By dying music and sweet-scented air, His limbs relaxed, and sleep possessed his frame.

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 by Lazarus, Emma

We feign the one a different year, Outworn, by solemn bells outrung— The other, foundling of our sphere, As radiant, innocent, and young.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Or lest its house, Outworn by venerable length of days, May topple down upon it?

From On the Nature of Things by Leonard, William Ellery

outworn

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