Synonyms and antonyms of Old-fashioned in British Thesaurus

old-fashioned (adjective)

no longer modern or fashionable

primitive (adjective)

old-fashioned, simple, and without modern features or comforts

obsolete (adjective)

no longer used because of being replaced by something newer and more effective

dated (adjective)

no longer modern or fashionable

old-time (adjective)

old-fashioned in a way that you admire

old-world (adjective)

an old-world quality or place is old-fashioned in a pleasant and attractive way

low-tech (adjective)

low-tech equipment is simple and usually old-fashioned

archaic (adjective)

used about something that is very old-fashioned and needs to be changed

out (adverb)

used for saying that something is no longer fashionable

elderly (adjective)

British used about a car or machine that looks old-fashioned or does not work as well as it used to

antediluvian (adjective)

humorous very old or old-fashioned

antiquated (adjective)

too old or too old-fashioned to be useful

backward-looking (adjective)

not interested in new ideas or ways of doing things

behind the times ()

if a person or organization is behind the times, they are not modern because they have not changed as much or made as much progress as others

clunky (adjective)

informal not modern or advanced enough to be useful

come out of the ark ()

to be extremely old-fashioned

daggy (adjective)

Australianinformalshowing disapproval not fashionable

date (verb)

to seem no longer modern or fashionable

démodé (adjective)

very formal no longer fashionable

dowdy (adjective)

not attractive or fashionable

extinct (adjective)

an extinct custom, job, type of person etc does not exist any longer because society has changed

fossilized (adjective)

fixed and unlikely to change and become more modern

fusty (adjective)

old-fashioned in appearance, style, or attitude

go out ()

to stop being fashionable at a particular time

humble (adjective)

very common or old-fashioned but still useful or important

in a time warp ()

if someone or something is in a time warp, they seem old-fashioned because they have not changed when other people and things have changed

in/out of style ()

fashionable/not fashionable

lo-tech ()

another spelling of low-tech

medieval (adjective)

informal very old-fashioned

obsolescence (noun)

the state of becoming old-fashioned and no longer used, especially because of being replaced by something newer and more effective

obsolescent (adjective)

becoming replaced by something newer and more effective

olde-worlde (adjective)

Britishinformal made to look traditional or old-fashioned in style

old-fashioned (adjective)

used in a negative way to refer to methods, attitudes, or machines that are no longer useful or suitable in the modern world

old-fashioned (adjective)

used in a positive way to refer to nice things from the past that still exist

old-fashioned look/expression ()

a look or expression that shows you do not approve of someone or something

old hat (adjective)

informal old-fashioned and boring

old school (adjective)

traditional or typical of the early style of something

out of favour ()

no longer liked, popular, or fashionable

passé (adjective)

no longer fashionable or relevant

past its sell-by date (British)

British old-fashioned or no longer useful or interesting

played-out (adjective)

old-fashioned and no longer useful

provincial (adjective)

old-fashioned and conservative, especially because of not living in the capital city or a large city

quaint (adjective)

interesting or attractive with a slightly strange and old-fashioned quality

regressive (adjective)

supporting methods and ideas that existed in the past

retro (adjective)

informal deliberately intended to be like clothes, music etc from the recent past

square (adjective)

informal someone who is square is boring because they do not wear fashionable clothes or have fashionable interests

strait-laced (adjective)

showing disapproval morally very strict and old-fashioned

tweedy (adjective)

making you think of rich people or university professors with old-fashioned or traditional ideas, who often wear clothes made of tweed

uncool (adjective)

informal not considered popular, attractive, or fashionable

Victorian (adjective)

old-fashioned and with very strict moral attitudes, especially relating to sex, thought to be typical of the Victorian period

whimsical (adjective)

slightly strange or old-fashioned