OBSOLESCENT Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

obsolescent

adjective

Definition of obsolescent

as in obsolete

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Recent Examples of obsolescent But there are also filmmakers who prize obsolescent technologies precisely for their apparent shortcomings. — Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 In his State of Kazakhstan speech, Tokayev also announced that his country moving beyond the first commercial nuclear reactor to build one or two more to address energy shortage due to the obsolescent thermal power stations. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 For example, its Navy went from 140 obsolescent ships in 2003 to 234 modern ships today. — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 But Randolph and Hastings always planned on video streaming rendering the DVD-by-mail service obsolescent once technology advanced to the point that watching movies and TV shows through internet connections became viable. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023 My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine. — Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023

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Adjective

The key difference between these projects and the more artisanal ones being embraced by China and others is that their purpose remains primarily legalistic, focused on achieving change by adhering to increasingly obsolete frameworks.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
This doesn’t make information architecture obsolete by any means.

— Dave Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsolete

Adjective

Personally, this idea that the woke nonsense is just an outmoded relic of the past is ridiculous.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
If outmoded office buildings end up becoming once again viable as office buildings, Berman’s thesis could end up becoming a casualty of its own transformational success.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Definition of outmoded

Adjective

Additionally, interviews and encounters with the slain officers’ family members also illustrate the cost and harm of a job that was formed in the early 19th century and remains antiquated and unchanged in our 21st-century world.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Today, satellite television barely exists — even cable is antiquated.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of antiquated

Adjective

And the rest is public perception, which has shifted against what many Americans see as a dirty, archaic form of power generation.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Now, if the league would drop its archaic blackout rules, this would be a lot easier for everyone.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of archaic

Adjective

Water utilities are vulnerable targets due to being essential services that largely operate outdated control systems with poor cybersecurity.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The wrong paint color, outdated furniture, and yes, even an ugly light fixture could be aging your home and (ugh) majorly cramping its style.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of outdated

Adjective

There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Because the whiskey selection is ever changing, the menu is notoriously out-of-date.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of out-of-date

Adjective

Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.

— Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

Definition of outworn

Adjective

Both types of MDs have recommended a slew of SkinBetter Science’s anti-aging products to me, including this eye cream.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026

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