Entry Word: obsolete

Function: adjective

Meaning: having passed its time of use or usefulness <the abacus was considered obsolete once the electronic calculator was invented>

Synonyms antiquated, archaic, dated, moth-eaten, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé

Related Words aging, obsolescent; discarded, disused, superannuated, worn-out; inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, extinct; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, fusty, musty, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, old-world; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; bygone, erstwhile, former, late, past; historic, historical

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