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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  • 1590s, "in an outdated style," from old + past participle of fashion (v.).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  • As in old : adj obsolete, outdated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  • As in superseded : adj out-of-date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  • As in dated : adj out-of-date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  • As in antediluvian : adj out-of-date; prehistoric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

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