outworn
- adjective
- /aʊtˈwɔrn/
:
obsoleto
- This metaphysics of "becoming" would replace the outworn static metaphysics.
The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
- The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
Examples
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Three Gorges has, in effect, strengthened the role of what many reformers in China consider the outworn and inefficient central planning system in China, while investment from the private sector continues to be lacking.
Academic text (1999) -
The outrage is that a tired, boring, and outworn narrative received the billing of "challenging" and "important."
Blog text (23) -
Factories, facilities, and infrastructure are outmoded and outworn.
Academic text (1991) -
The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
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While many Americans turned to older European traditions, or in another direction, to the Far East, Austin looked to California's Indian culture to infuse with vitality what seemed to her an outworn religious and cultural heritage.
Fiction book (1996) -
Among the impedimenta blocking access to the true self was that old-time religion—specifically, Christianity, whose original spirit had been deformed by its outworn institutions.
Academic text (2010) -
Many of our policies have become outworn, and we need to develop new approaches to address current issues.
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The outworn practices of the past are hindering progress in the organization.
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Her outworn beliefs about success made it hard for her to adapt to the changing job market.
Synonyms
93
5.8
No longer used or made because something newer replaces it
78
5.0
No longer useful or fashionable because it is old
34
4.4
No longer current or in use
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8.2
Very old and not useful or suitable now
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6.5
No longer fashionable or useful
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4.8
Old-fashioned and not keeping up with new ideas
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7.9
Not interesting because people use it too often
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8.4
Gradually becoming out of date and not used much
1
6.8
No longer new or fashionable
1
7.4
Used so often it feels like a boring idea
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
Out of date and not keeping up with current ideas
Used so much that it looks old or no longer works well
Antonyms
How Outdated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outworn comes from the parts out- 'no longer' and worn from 'wear', 'used'. A helpful image is clothes that are 'worn out', so an outworn idea is old and no longer accepted.