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obsolete
[ ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet ]
adjective
- no longer in general use; fallen into disuse:
an obsolete expression.
- of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date:
an obsolete battleship.
Synonyms: old, ancient, antiquated
- (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
- effaced by wearing down or away.
- Biology. imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of a different sex or of a related species.
verb (used with object)
- to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better; antiquate:
Automation has obsoleted many factory workers.
obsolete
/ ˌɒbsəˈliːt; ˈɒbsəˌliːt /
adjective
- out of use or practice; not current
- out of date; unfashionable or outmoded
- biology (of parts, organs, etc) vestigial; rudimentary
Usage Note
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈobsoˌleteness, noun
- ˈobsoˌletely, adverb
Other Words From
- obso·letely adverb
- obso·leteness noun
- nonob·so·lete adjective
- sub·obso·lete adjective
- sub·obso·letely adverb
- sub·obso·leteness noun
- unob·so·lete adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of obsolete1
Example Sentences
“Each year 2,000 of them become obsolete; they enter the great verbal bathtub of our collective being. Presently circling around that open drain are these words: stoicism, fortitude, duty, honor, sacrifice.”
Proposition 3: Deletes obsolete language in the California Constitution that states marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
And we’ve seen from the inflated housing market that our decades-long obsession with turning real estate into an investment has actually rendered that option obsolete for younger generations.
“The city has obsolete technology, severe staff shortages and more priorities than it can possibly accomplish,” said one city official not authorized to talk outside of the post-Paris summit.
In the 1990s, as the count of cars and buses increased, the then Communist government in the state called trams “obsolete” and wanted to get rid of them.
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