Antonyms for old-fashionedold-fash·ioned

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1. old-fashioned

   Antique refers to an ancient, antiquated to a discarded style. Antique is that which is either ancient in fact or ancient in style. The reference is to the style rather than to the age. We can speak of the antique architecture of a church just built. The difference between antiquated and antique is not in the age, for a Puritan style may be scorned as antiquated, while a Roman or Renaissance style may be prized as antique. The antiquated is not so much out of date as out of vogue. Old-fashioned may be used approvingly or contemptuously. In the latter case it becomes a synonym for antiquated; in the good sense it approaches the meaning of antique, but indicates less duration. We call a wide New England fireplace old-fashioned; a coin of the Cæsars, antique. Quaint combines the idea of age with a pleasing oddity; as, a quaint gambrel-roofed house. Antiquated is sometimes used of persons in a sense akin to superannuated. The antiquated person is out of style and out of sympathy with the present generation by reason of age; the superannuated person is incapacitated for present activities by reason of age. Compare OLD.

   Antonyms:
   fashionable, fresh, modern, modish, new, recent, stylish

   Synonyms:
   ancient, antiquated, antique, quaint, superannuated

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1. old fashionedadjective

   a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices

   Antonyms:
   fashionable, stylish

   Synonyms:
   old fashioned

2. antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passeeadjective

   out of fashion

   "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

   Antonyms:
   fashionable, stylish

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1. old-fashionedadjective

   Synonyms:
   antiquated, archaic, passé, antique, obsolete, fogram, frumpish

How to use old-fashioned in a sentence?

1. Hillary Clinton:

   Any of you who’ve read my book about 'what happened' know that I think misogyny and sexism was part of that campaign—it was one of the contributing factors, some of it was old-fashioned sexism and the refusal to accept the equality of women, and certainly the equality of women’s leadership.

2. American Airlines spokeswoman Andrea Huguely:

   Our goal is to try not to impact the customer’s travel and when we need to do it, we want to do it as early as possible, even 10 years ago, it was an old-fashioned phone call. Today there are many ways to rebook a flight.

3. Anita Loos:

   If we have to tell Hollywood good-by, it may be with one of those tender, old-fashioned, seven-second kisses exchanged between two people of the opposite sex, with all their clothes on.

4. Ken Kirioka:

   He is an old-fashioned father who is hard-headed and does not talk much, it would be too bad for him if a family member were not around.

5. Yvonne Padmos:

   Amidst the confusion and chaos of this world, I often question why I should remain on this planet. Yet, deep within, I possess a compass gifted by a higher force. Though unconventional and old-fashioned, it points me away from the relentless loop of society, guiding me towards a path that resonates with truth and purpose.

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