Antonyms for oldfashioned

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : ohld-fash-uhnd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈfæʃ ənd

Definition of oldfashioned

Origin : 1590s, "in an outdated style," from old + past participle of fashion (v.). As a type of cocktail, attested from 1901, American English.
Old Fashioned Tom Gin Cocktail Mix same as Holland Gin Old Fashioned Cocktail using Old Tom gin in place of Holland [George J. Kappeler, "Modern American Drinks," Akron, Ohio, 1900]

As in archaic : adj very old
As in medieval : adj having to do with the middle ages; old
As in moth-eaten : adj shabby; stale
As in musty : adj worn-out, clichéd
As in obsolete : adj no longer in use, in vogue
As in old : adj obsolete, outdated
As in old-fashioned : adj antiquated
As in out : adj not possible; gone
As in retro : adj from yesteryear
As in behind the times : adj not current
As in uptight : adj nervous
As in mossy : adj antiquated
As in old-time : adj outmoded
As in superannuated : adj obsolete
As in superseded : adj out-of-date
As in unfashionable : adj out-of-style
As in bygone : adj in the past
As in old hat : adj overfamiliar
As in age-old : adj very old
As in button-down : adj conventional
As in frumpish : adj tacky
As in olden : adj old
As in corny : adj trite, clichéd
As in dated : adj out-of-date
As in ancient : adj old, often very old
As in frumpy : adj dowdy
As in antediluvian : adj out-of-date; prehistoric
As in antiquated : adj obsolete
As in hoary : adj ancient
As in hokey : adj corny
As in old school : noun earliest way of doing things

Example sentences :

He met them so thoroughly that he almost conveyed that hers was a needlessly conservative and oldfashioned attitude.
Extract from : « Soul of a Bishop » by H. G. Wells

He looked stately enough, and his grave, oldfashioned, but thoroughly soldierly manners admirably suited the elderly warrior.
Extract from : « Barbara Blomberg, Complete » by Georg Ebers

Ye want the village run your oldfashioned way, and I want it run mine.
Extract from : « The Skin Game (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

A brazen statue of him used to stand near the senate house, of plain and oldfashioned workmanship.
Extract from : « Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) » by Plutarch

Thea walked over to the oldfashioned mantel and held her hands down to the glow of the fire.
Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather

In consequence of this, my oldfashioned looking-glass was one day broke, as she said, no one could tell which way.
Extract from : « Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself, Volume II (of 2) » by Benjamin Franklin

And my good mother was one of this oldfashioned cut, and, in all other respects, as worthy a lady as any in the kingdom.
Extract from : « Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded » by Samuel Richardson

The next day, on taking up her embroidery frame, Miss Boggs found a number of oldfashioned cross-stitches added to her Kensington.
Extract from : « The Shape of Fear » by Elia W. Peattie

Under a shiny alpaca coat he wore an oldfashioned collarless shirt whose neckband was fastened with a diamond stud.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

He began with a small, squat glass, which I believe is called an Oldfashioned glass, containing half cognac and half ryewhisky.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

Synonyms for oldfashioned

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