as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
an old and unfashionable jacket that someone had donated to charity
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Recent Examples of unfashionable
King-Hammond suggested yet another factor: his focus on people, and not formalist ideas, was unfashionable in the eyes of art history’s shapers.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
But here’s the thing: these seemingly unfashionable socks are more than just a snug and stretchy medical necessity.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
It's never really been unfashionable to wear a bow in your hair; it's just been extra-super-trendy for the last year or two.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
There were also dozens more Baroque paintings, many dating to the seventeenth century and acquired in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, when such works were unfashionable.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
But here’s the thing: these seemingly unfashionable socks are more than just a snug and stretchy medical necessity.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
It's never really been unfashionable to wear a bow in your hair; it's just been extra-super-trendy for the last year or two.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
There were also dozens more Baroque paintings, many dating to the seventeenth century and acquired in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, when such works were unfashionable.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfashionable
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Walking the Talk as a Role Model Too many leaders assume organizational rules don't apply to them, creating double standards and rationalizing inappropriate behavior.—
Joseph Folkman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Still, Hinge, as part of Match Group, is using AI for coaching features that help users improve their profile, choose better photos, and filter inappropriate messages before they’re sent.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Washing Windows Cleaning windows works best in good lighting to achieve a streak-free finish, making nighttime an unsuitable time for the task.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
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Directed by Joseph Kahn, the clip features guest appearances from Marlon Lundgren Garcia and MrBeast, who play unsuitable prospects for the singer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Consider a car engine: Removing deposits and sludge (inaccurate, outdated, irrelevant and incorrect information) reduces friction, while clean oil (large language models and AI) ensures smooth performance.—
Savinay Berry,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Belief in other scientifically incorrect claims can be extremely dangerous.—
Mark Boslough,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Only this time, Trump’s ambush was far more clearly choreographed, and thus somewhat less unstylish.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The sequences in which the crew shoots the movie also provide some of the most memorable technical flourishes for a film that’s largely sturdy and relatively unstylish, and Saleh has a bit of fun staging his tense thriller on some cheap looking soundstages.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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However, according to the Baseball Rules Academy, the umpires got the call wrong.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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One of the company’s big assumptions about the phone had turned out to be wrong.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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The dowdy and shy Ursula is diabetic and has lost her eyesight in one eye.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Machi plays a dowdy tax inspector closing in on a Shakira-style Latina singer for tax fraud.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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In Dogma, however, there’s value in his casual, inelegant approach.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The obvious fix is a little bit of duct tape, an inelegant but quick repair with a resource that most households already have on hand.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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What could possibly go wrong on such a slippery slope, where nothing remains sacred, tradition is going extinct and everything left is tacky and transactional?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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With drinks in hand and dogs underfoot, guests can wander through the studios, which remain open for the occasion, canvases still tacky with wet paint.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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“Unfashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfashionable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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