Outmoded

Something that is outmoded is old-fashioned and not used anymore because there are newer and better options available. For example, using a flip phone instead of a smartphone is considered outmoded.

Examples

• The once-popular video game console was now considered outmoded, as most of my friends had switched to newer systems with better graphics and more exciting features.
• In history class, we learned that typewriters are now outmoded because computers and tablets make writing and editing so much easier and faster for students today.
• When I saw my grandmother's old rotary phone, I realized how outmoded it was compared to the smartphones we use to text and call our friends every day.

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