unfashionable
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Synonyms
cheesy, dowdy, inelegant, styleless, tacky, tasteless, ticky-tacky (also ticky-tack), trashy, unstylish
Antonyms
chic, classic, classy, elegant, exquisite, fashionable, fine, posh, ritzy, smart, sophisticated, stylish, tasteful
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Such spiritual sincerity may be unfashionable at a time when faith is often dismissed as guilelessness, but Mr. Viola’s work rarely feels ponderous. — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, "‘I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like: The Art of Bill Viola’ Review: Spirituality in an Age of Irony," 9 July 2019 Owning Smirnoff in the unfashionable vodka category is still an issue for Diageo, but the sale of other underperforming brands will still improve its prospects in what is by far its largest market. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Liquor Deal Will Give Diageo a Slight Hangover," 12 Nov. 2018 They were mostly offered only by feminism, and in the 1980s, mainstream culture considered feminism shrill and unfashionable. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The rape culture of the 1980s, explained by Sixteen Candles," 27 Sep. 2018 Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1961 Perhaps his most underrated building, because of its critically unfashionable modern classical façade of (ahem, beautiful) Texas shellstone. — Mark Lamster, Curbed, "Arbiter of taste, enfant terrible: The best and worst of Philip Johnson," 6 Nov. 2018 Emergency brain surgery followed, along with an unfashionable titanium plate and a mandatory week in bed. — Jesse Kornbluth, ELLE Decor, "Carolyne Roehm Is the O.G. Lifestyle Maven and Her New Book Shows Why She Still Inspires," 18 Oct. 2018 And details — plus facts — are unfashionable these days. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "It’s okay to hate Trump staffers, but let them eat their cake (and cheese plate)," 25 June 2018 At a time when liberalism is besieged by populisms of both the right and the left, these portions of Meacham’s book offer a strong if unfashionable reminder of all that progressive American government has achieved. — Sean Wilentz, New York Times, "A Battle for the ‘Soul of America’? It’s as Old as America, One Historian Notes," 21 May 2018 Rather than trying to hide influences that other punks might think are unfashionable, Ness openly embraces the music that shaped his sound. — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, "Social Distortion headlines the Middle of the Map Fest June 30 at Crossroads KC.," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfashionable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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