superannuated

superannuated

adjective

Definition of SUPERANNUATED

1

: outmoded, old-fashioned <superannuated slang> <superannuated planes>

2

a : incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age

b : older than the typical member of a specified group <a superannuated graduate student>

Examples of SUPERANNUATED

1. <a periodical that insists on using largely superannuated terms like “editress” and “aviatrix”>

Origin of SUPERANNUATED

Medieval Latin superannuatus, past participle of superannuari to be too old, from Latin super- + annus year — more at annual

First Known Use: circa 1633

Related to SUPERANNUATED

Synonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, obsolete

Related Words

aging (or ageing), obsolescent; discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old; oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, past

Near Antonyms

contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; fresh; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed; functional, operable, operational, workable; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Rhymes with SUPERANNUATED

unadulterated, unanticipated, undereducated, underpopulated, unsophisticated