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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

Traditional business with physical premises

(of food) Satisfying and sentimental in nature

Opposing political or social progress or reform

Traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted

Shabby, old, or in bad condition

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

backward-looking

horse and buggy

old as the hills

as old as the hills

past its sell-by date

on its last legs

long in the tooth

anachronistical

well-established

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

old as Methuselah

having seen better days

no longer fashionable

out of commission

no longer in fashion

past your sell-by date

tried and tested

long-established

in period style

not fashionable

becoming obsolete

consigned to oblivion

going out of use

going out of fashion

of an advanced age

advanced in years

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

not long for this world

no spring chicken

past your prime

in one's dotage

sunk in oblivion

down memory lane

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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

dyed-in-the-wool

ultra-conservative

conventionalist

middle-of-the-road

counterrevolutionary

set in one's ways

stick in the mud

of the true faith

stick-in-the-mud

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

individualistic

fixed in one's views

right of center

long-established

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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

unsophisticated

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

no great shakes

common or garden

nothing to write home about

past their sell-by date

nothing to get excited about

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

run-of-the-mine

dull as dishwater

run of the mill

readily available

widely available

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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

schoolmistressy

socially acceptable

behind the times

holier-than-thou

overconscientious

politically correct

goody two-shoes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

self-respecting

goody-two-shoes

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Adjective

Traditional business with physical premises

brick and mortar

Adjective

(of food) Satisfying and sentimental in nature

Adjective

Opposing political or social progress or reform

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

systematized^US

systematised^UK

tried and tested

tried and trusted

well established

according to the book

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Adjective

Shabby, old, or in bad condition

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

Not reformed

Adjective

Excessively concerned with rules and order

on pins and needles

on the defensive

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

all of a dither

in a state of nerves

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a lather

a bundle of nerves

discombobulated

all of a doodah

bundle of nerves

in a cold sweat

bricking oneself

discountenanced

having butterflies in the stomach

like a fish out of water

hot and bothered

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

feeling anxious

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

easily frightened

easily agitated

all of a flutter

champing at the bit

lacking social skills

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

tossing and turning

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

sweating bullets

shaking in one's shoes

on the qui vive

having stage fright

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

with bated breath

at sixes and sevens

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

terror-stricken

chicken-hearted

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of your tether

at the end of one's rope

undemonstrative

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

heavy with grief

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

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