as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
that literary style is a bit passé nowadays
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Recent Examples of passé
Across social media, we’re told drinking plain water is passe, subpar, and incredibly basic.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 July 2025
Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 July 2025
Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passé
Adjective
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 20 years later, the law may seem archaic, the Enquirer previously reported, and may be a violation of the First Amendment.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Integrating these hues doesn't mean your home has to feel heavy or dated.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Yet The Day After, with its cartoonish visuals and dated fashions, gave me nightmares.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As for makeup, Jenner went with peachy tones, glamming up with pink cheeks, orange eyeshadow, luminous skin, and a rusty lip.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
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The long layoff leaves teams sluggish and rusty, especially on offense, when facing opponents that played 10 days earlier in the opening round.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Passé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%C3%A9. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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