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obsolete adjective [ ˈɒbsəliːt ]

• no longer produced or used; out of date.
• "the disposal of old and obsolete machinery"
Similar: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse, superannuated, outworn, antiquated, antediluvian, anachronistic, discarded, discontinued, old, dated, antique, archaic, ancient, fossilized, extinct, defunct, dead, bygone, out of fashion, out, behind the times, démodé, passé, vieux jeu, old hat, out of the ark, geriatric, prehistoric, past its sell-by date, antwacky,
Opposite: contemporary, current, modern, new, up to date,
• (of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.

obsolete verb

• cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.
• "we're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs"
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin obsoletus ‘grown old, worn out’, past participle of obsolescere ‘fall into disuse’.


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