Synonyms of fusty
45 similar words
Another word for fusty is oldfangled. Other synonyms of fusty are outdated, anachronistic, antediluvian, antiquated and antique.
Synonyms and similar words for fusty
adjectiveOld-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
- oldfangledOld-fashioned.
- outdated
- anachronisticErroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
- antediluvian
- antiquatedOld-fashioned, out of date.
- antique
- archaic
- backward
- backwardsSynonym of backward; see usage notes there.
- behind the timesOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
- cobwebbed figuratively
- cobwebby figuratively
- dated
- defunct
- desueteDisused; out of use.
- discontinued
- disusedNo longer in use.
- dootsie UK, dialectal
- elderly
- extinct
- expired
- fossilized
- HavishamesqueStuck in the past; also, refusing to accept change or failure.
- hoary figuratively
- idle
- Miss HavishamesqueSynonym of Havishamesque.
- mouldy figuratively
- obsolete
- old
- old-fashioned
- old school
- outmoded
- out of date
- out of fashionUnfashionable, not in fashion.
- outworn
- parachronisticBelonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.
- passé
- primitive
- superannuated
- superseded
- unemployed
- unoccupied
- venerable
- workless
- antediluvial rare
Meaning of fusty
- adjective Moldy or musty.
- adjective Stale-smelling or stuffy.
- adjective Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
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Questions about synonyms of fusty
- What is another word for fusty?
- Fusty has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as oldfangled, outdated, anachronistic, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic and backward.
- What does fusty mean?
- Fusty means moldy or musty.
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