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archaic baggy bedraggled blowsy dated dull frowzy homely moldy old hat out-of-date outdated outmoded passé scrubby slatternly sloppy slovenly stodgy tacky tasteless unfashionable unseemly untidy wrinkled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badly dressed blowsy dingy drab dull frumpish homely old-fashioned outdated plain poorly dressed shabby sloppy stodgy unfashionable unkempt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ancient antique archaic corny dated odd old old-time outdated outmoded primitive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of old of olden days of the old school old guard old-hat old-school olden oldfangled out out of it out of style out-of-date outworn passé past rococo superannuated unfashionable vintage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antiquated archaic obsolete out-of-date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antique bent dated fossilized out outworn superannuated superseded tired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disused démodé has-been obsolete out-of-date outdated outmoded outworn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belated dead extinct superseded unfashionable yesterday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broken-down crude dilapidated dowdy down-at-heel frumpy inelegant mangy nasty out-of-date outmoded poky ratty shoddy sloppy slovenly stodgy unbecoming unkempt unsuitable untidy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

The resulting soft rubber handle has evolved over the decades, becoming more streamlined and a tiny bit less unstylish.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2022

High heels were put on the flat, unstylish shoes.

From Molly Brown's College Friends by Speed, Nell

unstylish

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