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unstylish

ADJECTIVE
dowdy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antiquated dingy drab frumpy run down shabby unkempt
STRONG
bygone plain vintage
WEAK
archaic baggy bedraggled blowsy dated dull frowzy homely moldy old hat out-of-date outdated outmoded passé scrubby slatternly sloppy slovenly stodgy tacky tasteless unfashionable unseemly untidy wrinkled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright good neat
WEAK
chic classy fashionable modern
ADJECTIVE
frumpish
Synonyms
WEAK
boring cheesy dowdy drab dull frumpy homely old-fashioned plain shabby stodgy styleless unattractive unfashionable unkempt
ADJECTIVE
frumpy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baggy
WEAK
badly dressed blowsy dingy drab dull frumpish homely old-fashioned outdated plain poorly dressed shabby sloppy stodgy unfashionable unkempt
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ancient antique archaic corny dated odd old old-time outdated outmoded primitive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of old of olden days of the old school old guard old-hat old-school olden oldfangled out out of it out of style out-of-date outworn passé past rococo superannuated unfashionable vintage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antiquated archaic obsolete out-of-date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antique bent dated fossilized out outworn superannuated superseded tired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 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disused démodé has-been obsolete out-of-date outdated outmoded outworn
WEAK
belated dead extinct superseded unfashionable yesterday
Antonyms
WEAK
current fashionable in in vogue modern new
ADJECTIVE
tacky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dingy faded gaudy messy run down seedy shabby sleazy threadbare vulgar
WEAK
broken-down crude dilapidated dowdy down-at-heel frumpy inelegant mangy nasty out-of-date outmoded poky ratty shoddy sloppy slovenly stodgy unbecoming unkempt unsuitable untidy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nice refined respectable
WEAK
classy expensive tasteful
ADJECTIVE
unfashionable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
outdated passé tacky
WEAK
antiquated dated dowdy frumpy inelegant old-fashioned out outmoded
Antonyms
WEAK
chic elegant fashionable mod stylish trendy up-to-date

Example Sentences

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One could argue that “Hard Truths” is so austere that it’s altogether unstylish.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

So lest you believe the unstylish rumors, there actually has been many short stops in baseball’s history with fashion.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Beyond an audacious opening shot and some period-appropriate needle drops — Nancy Sinatra, Malvina Reynolds and Vanity Fare among them — “Call Jane” is also decidedly unstylish.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

I was already an outcast for my unstylish clothes, braces, glasses and bad hair.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2018

After that he wore it several times with streaming tears; and then he was allowed to lay it aside, and compromise on an unstylish cap of velvet, which he had despised before.

From A Boy's Town by Howells, William Dean