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All anachronous synonyms

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adj anachronous

  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • out-of-date — gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
  • antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
  • antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
  • archaic — Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
  • behind the times — You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them.
  • dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
  • dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
  • moth-eaten — eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
  • musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
  • obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
  • old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
  • out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
  • outmoded — gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
  • passe — no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
  • square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • tired — having a tire or tires.
  • unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
  • vintage — the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
  • back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
  • demode — out of fashion
  • has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
  • old hat — old-fashioned; dated.
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