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1
nearly dead
- with its run-down look and empty aisles, the grocery store appeared moribund
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2
having passed its time of use or usefulness
- youngsters snickering at the moribund slang their parents were using
Synonyms for moribund
- antiquated,
- archaic,
- dated,
- démodé,
- demoded,
- fossilized,
- kaput
- (also kaputt),
- medieval
- (also mediaeval),
- mossy,
- moth-eaten,
- neolithic,
- Noachian,
- obsolete,
- out-of-date,
- outdated,
- outmoded,
- outworn,
- passé,
- prehistoric
- (also prehistorical),
- rusty,
- Stone Age,
- superannuated
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- aging
- (or ageing),
- obsolescent
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The first known use of moribund was circa 1721
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