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From, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

Frumpy and generally unfashionable in appearance

Having been used many times, especially to the point of being unoriginal

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

(of food) Satisfying and sentimental in nature

Traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted

(of clothes) Having been worn or used many times over a long period of time

Stubbornly resistant to change or improvement

Excessively concerned with rules and order

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Adjective

From, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era

behind the times

horse-and-buggy

of the old school

horse and buggy

backward-looking

as old as the hills

old as the hills

past its sell-by date

long in the tooth

on its last legs

having seen better days

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

out of commission

no longer fashionable

anachronistical

old as Methuselah

past your sell-by date

no longer in fashion

well-established

tried and tested

long-established

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

in period style

not long for this world

no spring chicken

past your prime

consigned to oblivion

advanced in years

becoming obsolete

going out of use

going out of fashion

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“Surely the more old-fashioned idea of locally-reared meat being slaughtered at a local abattoir a short distance away makes perfect sense.”

Adjective

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

ultraconservative

traditionalistic

paleoconservative

archconservative

backward-looking

ultra-conservative

dyed-in-the-wool

conventionalist

counterrevolutionary

middle-of-the-road

counter-revolutionary

of the true faith

set in one's ways

stick in the mud

stick-in-the-mud

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

individualistic

fixed in one's views

right of center

long-established

brick and mortar

establishmentarian

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“When you come right down to it, I'm just an old-fashioned conservative, and you were always such a fire-breather, a real radical, and I never could feel that.”

Adjective

Frumpy and generally unfashionable in appearance

not fashionable

unsophisticated

behind the times

down-at-the-heels

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“She suddenly felt really frumpy and old-fashioned and wished she'd gone to a more modern hairdresser in Manchester.”

Adjective

Having been used many times, especially to the point of being unoriginal

unsophisticated

run-of-the-mill

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

past their sell-by date

nothing to get excited about

common or garden

standardized^US

standardised^UK

conventionalized

run-of-the-mine

readily available

widely available

dull as dishwater

run of the mill

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“The old-fashioned cliché of honour among thieves is still an important concept.”

Adjective

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

prim and proper

behind the times

schoolmistressy

socially acceptable

set in one's ways

holier-than-thou

overconscientious

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

self-respecting

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Adjective

(of food) Satisfying and sentimental in nature

Adjective

Traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted

dyed-in-the-wool

well-established

long-established

officially recognized

traditionalistic

institutionalised^UK

institutionalized^US

backward-looking

earlier generation

tried and tested

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

taken for granted

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Adjective

(of clothes) Having been worn or used many times over a long period of time

down-at-the-heels

falling to pieces

the worse for wear

having seen better days

falling apart at the seams

on its last legs

unprepossessing

gone to rack and ruin

seen better days

badly maintained

poorly maintained

all the worse for wear

down-at-the-heel

decrepit. in ruins

out of condition

in bad condition

down at the heel

poverty-stricken

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Adjective

Stubbornly resistant to change or improvement

unreconstructed

dyed-in-the-wool

Adjective

Excessively concerned with rules and order

on pins and needles

on the defensive

like a cat on a hot tin roof

discombobulated

in a state of agitation

all of a dither

like a cat on hot bricks

a bundle of nerves

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

in a cold sweat

bundle of nerves

hot and bothered

all of a doodah

discountenanced

bricking oneself

having butterflies in the stomach

like a fish out of water

at the end of your tether

waiting for the axe to fall

feeling anxious

hot under the collar

beside yourself

with one's stomach in knots

heavy with grief

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

with your heart in your mouth

racked with pain

waiting with bated breath

easily frightened

easily agitated

all of a flutter

champing at the bit

sweating bullets

on the qui vive

tossing and turning

lacking social skills

shaking in one's shoes

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

tearing one's hair out

emotionally charged

having stage fright

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

with bated breath

at sixes and sevens

terror-stricken

chicken-hearted

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

undemonstrative

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

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