If something is unfashionable, it is not approved of or done by most people.
Wearing fur has become deeply unfashionable.
She knew that her views were unfashionable.
Synonyms: passé, out of date, outmoded, out More Synonyms of unfashionable
unfashionablyadverb [usually ADVERB adjective]
He wears his blonde hair unfashionably long.
2. adjective
Clothes that are unfashionable, are not in fashion.
...a short woman in a full, unfashionable skirt.
unfashionable in British English
(ʌnˈfæʃənəbəl)
adjective
not fashionable
dull unfashionable clothes
an unfashionable view
Examples of 'unfashionable' in a sentence
unfashionable
But let me offer you an unfashionable set of views.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When and why did the melodrama become so unfashionable?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Political economy has become a slightly unfashionable term.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In the past few years the name has become deeply unfashionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The stiff upper lip became deeply unfashionable.
The Sun (2016)
How can these deeply unfashionable assertions be true?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All are deeply unfashionable and pay low or no dividends.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Such views now appear unfashionable both in Russia and in its church.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It may be an increasingly unfashionable view, but the roles should not be so blurred.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His views were deeply unfashionable in 1928 and they are unfashionable still.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Early on she realised she had to expand outside investment trusts, which were deeply unfashionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In that they are deeply unfashionable, have been around for ages and rarely pick up any rave reviews.
The Sun (2015)
But thrift has become unfashionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He played up to having won some credibility after decades of being deeply unfashionable within the music industry by acquiring a more contemporary look on stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Amid all this optimism, it has become deeply unfashionable to talk about some of the less favourable trends on the continent.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Apart from that, the writing has a deeply unfashionable warmth, humanity and sincerity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As long as there is reasonable underlying demand, then if a business is deeply unfashionable, all the better.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Perhaps this explains why silk, deeply unfashionable in carpets for more than a decade, has enjoyed an unexpected revival.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Sometimes players from so-called unfashionable clubs can struggle with the change of style, but our players are used to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The idea that the mentally ill might, in some circumstances, actually prefer to be with each other is now deeply unfashionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The book covers some strong ground and kind of calling people back to an unapologetic, unfashionable view of life, church and ministry.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
unfashionable
British English: unfashionable /ʌnˈfæʃənəbl/ ADJECTIVE
If something is unfashionable, it is not approved of or done by most people.
Wearing fur became deeply unfashionable.
American English: unfashionable
Arabic: غَيْرُ مُنَاسِبٍ للِمُوضَة
Brazilian Portuguese: fora da moda
Chinese: 不流行的
Croatian: nemoderan
Czech: nemoderní
Danish: umoderne
Dutch: niet modieus
European Spanish: pasado de moda
Finnish: epämuodikas
French: démodé
German: unmodern
Greek: ντεμοντέ
Italian: fuori moda
Japanese: はやらない
Korean: 유행에 뒤떨어진
Norwegian: umoderne
Polish: niemodny
European Portuguese: fora de moda
Romanian: demodat
Russian: немодный
Latin American Spanish: pasado de moda
Swedish: omodern
Thai: ไม่ทันสมัย
Turkish: modaya uymayan
Ukrainian: немодний
Vietnamese: không hợp thời trang
Chinese translation of 'unfashionable'
unfashionable
(ʌnˈfæʃnəbl)
adj
[clothes, ideas]过(過)时(時)的 (guòshí de)
[place]不流行的 (bù liúxíng de)
(adjective)
Definition
not popular or in vogue
Wearing fur has become deeply unfashionable.
Synonyms
passé
That sort of music is passé now.
out of date
processes using out-of-date technology and very old equipment
outmoded
People in positions of power continue to promote outmoded ideas.
out
Romance is making a comeback. Cynicism is out.
square (informal)
I felt so square in my three-piece suit.
old-fashioned
She always wears such boring, old-fashioned clothes.
dated
They wore dated clothes.
unpopular
obsolete
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
out of fashion
Marriage seems to be out of fashion.
antiquated
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
old hat
behind the times
unhip (slang)
out of the ark (informal)
Opposites
fashionable
,
stylish
,
trendy (British, informal)
,
modern
,
popular
,
du jour (French)
,
à la mode
,
culty
,
the new
Additional synonyms
in the sense of antiquated
Definition
obsolete or old-fashioned
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
Synonyms
obsolete,
old,
aged,
ancient,
antique,
old-fashioned,
elderly,
dated,
past it (informal),
out-of-date,
archaic,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
hoary,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
outworn,
cobwebby,
old as the hills
in the sense of behind the times
Synonyms
out of date,
old-fashioned,
outdated,
square (informal),
dated,
obsolete,
out of fashion,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
out of style
in the sense of dated
Definition
unfashionable
They wore dated clothes.
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
outdated,
out of date,
obsolete,
archaic,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
out,
old hat,
unhip (slang),
untrendy (British, informal),
démodé,
out of the ark (informal)
Synonyms of 'unfashionable'
unfashionable
Explore 'unfashionable' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of obsolete
Definition
no longer used
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
Synonyms
outdated,
old,
passé,
ancient,
antique,
old-fashioned,
dated,
discarded,
extinct,
past it (informal),
out of date,
archaic,
disused,
out of fashion,
out,
antiquated,
anachronistic,
outmoded,
musty,
old hat,
behind the times,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
outworn,
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
vieux jeu
in the sense of old-fashioned
Definition
in the style of a previous period
She always wears such boring, old-fashioned clothes.
Synonyms
out of date,
ancient,
dated,
outdated,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
fusty,
out of style,
unhip (slang),
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
not with it (informal),
(old-)fogeyish
in the sense of out
Definition
not in fashion or current usage
Romance is making a comeback. Cynicism is out.
Synonyms
out of date,
dead,
square (informal),
old-fashioned,
dated,
outdated,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
out of style,
unhip (slang),
démodé,
not with it (informal)
in the sense of out of date
processes using out-of-date technology and very old equipment
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
ancient,
dated,
discarded,
extinct,
outdated,
stale,
obsolete,
démodé,
archaic,
unfashionable,
superseded,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
superannuated,
out of style,
outworn,
obsolescent,
out of the ark (informal),
oldfangled
in the sense of out of fashion
Marriage seems to be out of fashion.
Synonyms
unfashionable,
out,
old-fashioned,
dated,
unpopular,
obsolete,
out of date,
out of fashion,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
unhip (slang),
out of the ark (informal),
square (informal)
in the sense of outmoded
Definition
no longer fashionable or accepted
People in positions of power continue to promote outmoded ideas.