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obsolete
Synonyms and Antonyms of obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
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demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated
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
Synonym Discussion of obsolete
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- old houses
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- an old sweater of mine
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- ancient accounts of dragons
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- the family's venerable patriarch
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- collected antique Chippendale furniture
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- antiquated teaching methods
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- the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period
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- a computer that makes earlier models obsolete
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