be old-fashioned
Frequency: 8.5150.2 per million words
To have qualities or ideas that are no longer modern.
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- That kind of music is really old-fashioned now.
- His views on gender roles are quite old-fashioned.
- I prefer traditional methods; perhaps I am a bit old-fashioned.
- Many people consider that technology to be old-fashioned.
- By modern standards, those teaching methods were very old-fashioned.
- The fashion trend from the 80s is old-fashioned, but making a comeback.
- She always said her grandmother's house was charmingly old-fashioned.
- Some of his ideas might be perceived as old-fashioned by the younger generation.
- He worries that his traditional approach will be seen as old-fashioned.
- Even though it is old-fashioned, I still enjoy using my rotary phone.