Synonyms for obsolete
ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlit

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 5 votes)Rate this synonym:

1. disused, obsolete(adj)

   no longer in use

   "obsolete words"

   Synonyms:
   disused

   Antonyms:
   current

Wiktionary(1.50 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. obsolete(adjective)

   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   old-fashioned, neglected, ancient, antiquated, disused, antique, archaic, out of date, old

2. obsolete(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   abortive, obscure, rudimental

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1. 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 A word is obsolete which has quite gone out of reputable use; a word is archaic which is falling out of reputable use, or, on the other hand, having been obsolete, is taken up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   ancient, antiquated, archaic, disused, obsolescent, old, out of date, rare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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. obsolete

   Synonyms:
   antiquated, past, effete, disused, archaic, old-fashioned

   Antonyms:
   fashionable, modern, current, customary, operative, extant

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1. obsolete(a.)

   Synonyms:
   antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude

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1. obsolete(a)

   Synonyms:
   disused, archaic, antiquated, unfashionable, old-fashioned

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1. List of paraphrases:

   outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, stale, antiquated, obsoleta, out-dated, archaic, lapsed, old-fashioned, deprecated, anachronistic, old, obsolescent, dilapidated, tattered

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How to use obsolete in a sentence?

1. Billy Bob Thornton:

   I am probably obsolete as a movie director in the current state of affairs, i was under the influence of Southern novelists and that kind of thing. I am not sure there’s much of a market for it.

2. William Berndt:

   We've got a lot of need throughout the county, a lot of functionally obsolete bridges.

3. President Trump:

   I said it was obsolete. It’s no longer obsolete.

4. Ashwin Kumar:

   The blockchain technology won't make market infrastructure providers obsolete, (But) ignoring it would be like saying: 'Why do we need email instead of regular mail?'.

5. Stendhal:

   Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.

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