Sep 5, 2019i'm looking for a word that simply means something that used to be popular but is no longer. I do not want the word to denote that it is not as good as it once was ex: Jun 2, 2012it no longer existed, replaced with smaller lots and houses.
In context the phrase is about stein's own sense of identity bound up with a feeling of place she'd long associated with her home. Nov 4, 2024yeah, too easy -and other alternatives suggested in the answers like contemptibly easy, disappointingly easy- are good phrases. Jul 22, 2023no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed " washed-up athletes" "a washed-up actor " (m-w) it's often used of actors, but can also be used for other professions: