What are some opposite words for obsolete?
Antonyms for obsolete
ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlitob·so·lete
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obsoleteadjective
no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
In several years, it is speculated that the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.
Synonyms:
old-fashioned, neglected, ancient, antiquated, disused, antique, archaic, out of date, oldobsoleteadjective
Synonyms:
abortive, obscure, rudimental
English Synonyms and Antonyms
obsolete
Some of the oldest or most ancient words are not obsolete, as father, mother, etc. A word is obsolete which has quite gone out of reputable use; a word is archaic which is falling out of reputable use, or, on the other hand, having been obsolete, is taken up tentatively by writers or speakers of influence, so that it may perhaps regain its position as a living word; a word is rare if there are few present instances of its reputable use. Compare OLD.
See synonyms for NEW.
Synonyms:
ancient, antiquated, archaic, disused, obsolescent, old, out of date, rare
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
obsolete
Antonyms:
fashionable, modern, current, customary, operative, extantSynonyms:
antiquated, past, effete, disused, archaic, old-fashioned
Princeton's WordNet
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obsoleteadjective
Synonyms:
disused, archaic, antiquated, unfashionable, old-fashioned
How to use obsolete in a sentence?
The question of purpose and meaning becomes obsolete when you think beyond human life.
I said a long time ago that NATO had problems, number one it was obsolete, because it was designed many, many years ago.
I said [NATO] was obsolete. It’s no longer obsolete.
The [current] technology is becoming obsolete.
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
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