Oldfangled and Smart

Oldfangled

Oldfangled adjective - Pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time.
Usage example: those big solid-iron phones are an oldfangled reminder of the time when you had to rent a phone from the telephone company

Smart is an antonym for oldfangled.

Smart

Smart adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

Oldfangled is an antonym for smart.

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly
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