Synonyms of rusty

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rusty

adjective

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1

as in antiquated

having passed its time of use or usefulness

rusty laws still on the books because no one bothered to repeal them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• obsolete
• medieval
• old
• prehistoric
• dated
• antique
• useless
• outdated
• mossy
• outmoded
• expired
• ancient
• discarded
• neolithic
• defunct
• vintage
• outworn
• moribund
• aging
• fossilized
• superannuated
• passé
• prehistorical
• out-of-date
• kaput
• disused
• mediaeval
• retro
• dead
• moth-eaten
• kaputt
• unusable
• historic
• historical
• démodé
• ageing
• late
• aged
• demoded
• Stone Age
• obsolescent
• inoperable
• fusty
• extinct
• vanished
• musty
• inert
• past
• dormant
• inoperative
• venerable
• unworkable
• latent
• hoary
• antediluvian
• Noachian
• inactive
• former
• idle
• free
• fallow
• erstwhile
• atavistic
• old-fashioned
• bygone
• old-time
• oldfangled
• dateless
• age-old
• old-world

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

in a rusty voice the old man ordered us off his land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• gruff
• husky
• scratchy
• coarse
• rasping
• gravelly
• gravel
• raspy
• grating
• croaky
• throaty
• croaking
• cracked
• growling
• scraping
• choked
• rough
• strained
• strangled
• abrasive
• grinding
• guttural
• jarring
• scratching
• screeching
• dissonant
• discordant
• strident
• raucous
• unmusical
• growly
• squawking
• unmelodious
• inharmonious
• cacophonous
• cawing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• golden
• sweet
• liquid
• gentle
• soft
• mellow
• mellifluous
• smooth
• soothing
• tender
• velvety
• silken
• satiny
• gliding
• mellifluent
• melodic
• musical
• melodious
• lyrical
• lyric
• euphonious

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• golden
• sweet
• liquid
• gentle
• soft
• mellow
• mellifluous
• smooth
• soothing
• tender
• velvety
• silken
• satiny
• gliding
• mellifluent
• melodic
• musical
• melodious
• lyrical
• lyric
• euphonious

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