C2adjectiveformaltechnology
US/ˌaʊtˈmoʊ.dɪd/
UK/ˌaʊtˈməʊ.dɪd/
no longer modern or useful because something newer and better exists
In context
Many factories still rely on outmoded machines that waste energy.
Critics say the law is outmoded and does not cover online data.
The idea that nature exists only for human use now seems outmoded.
Words that go with outmoded
adjective + noun
- outmoded technologyHospitals in rural areas often depend on outmoded technology.
- outmoded ideasWe need to let go of outmoded ideas about who can become a scientist.
- outmoded equipmentOutmoded equipment makes the power plant inefficient.
- outmoded methodsFarmers were encouraged to give up outmoded methods.
adverb + adjective
- increasingly outmodedCoal looks increasingly outmoded as solar power gets cheaper.