old-fashioned

old-fashioned
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. out-of-date, dated, out of style, old hat. See oldness.Ant., modern, up-to-date.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. antiquated, out-of-date, dated, obsolete, obsolescent, outmoded, demoded, unfashionable, traditional, unstylish, passé, démodé (French), Victorian, not modern, old-time, unaccepted, disapproved, time-honored, not current, antique, ancient, no longer prevailing, bygone, disused, archaic, grown old, superannuated, antediluvian, Neanderthal, primitive, quaint, amusing, odd, neglected, outworn, dowdy, musty, unused, of Great age, of the old times, past, oldfangled, behind the times, exploded, gone by, of the old school, extinct, out, gone out, out of it, Model-T*, out of the swim*, back number*, old hat*, moss-backed*, moss-grown*, mossy*, fossilized*, olden*; see also old 3 .
Ant. modern*, fashionable, stylish.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
outdated, outmoded, dated, obsolete, out of style, moss-grown, passe, fusty, antiquated, behind the times, Victorian, *horse and buggy, oldfangled, prehistoric, traditional, conservative, stodgy.
ANT.: modern, fresh, fashionable, *cuttingedge, new, chic
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Of a style or method formerly in vogue: antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passe, vintage. See NEW.

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