stuck in the Stone Age
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7.8
- idiom
- Informal
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- His beliefs about education seem stuck in the Stone Age, ignoring modern teaching methods.
Examples
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Due to the fact that we are in the digital age, using tools like Siri in the classroom will be helpful, as well as necessary to an extent, because without utilizing technology like Siri, we doom our classes and students to be stuck in the "Stone Age."
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Many businesses are stuck in the Stone Age with their outdated technology.
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The company's approach to marketing is stuck in the Stone Age, relying on flyers instead of digital strategies.
Synonyms
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5.0
No longer useful or fashionable because it is old
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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No longer current or in use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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5.8
Very old-fashioned and not modern
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4.8
Old-fashioned and not keeping up with new ideas
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7.0
Fixed in an old way and unable to change, especially beliefs or systems
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9.9
Very old-fashioned and out of date
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6.8
No longer new or fashionable
Out of date and not keeping up with current ideas
Not changed to use new methods or machines
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
To feel out of date compared to new things
Antonyms
How Old-Fashioned
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8.2
- Informal
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7.8
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5.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
stuck + in + the + Stone + age
The meaning 'very old-fashioned or outdated' is directly derivable from combining 'stuck' (unable to move forward) with 'Stone Age' (a very ancient, primitive historical period); a learner who knows these constituents can infer that something is trapped in a much older era. This metaphorical mapping (being stuck in a past era) is common across languages and follows straightforward compositional logic, so it is likely transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Stuck in the Stone Age paints a picture of someone stuck back in the old Stone Age, still using stone tools and no modern technology, so they cannot move forward. So it means 'very old-fashioned' or 'outdated'.