obsolescent

The word “obsolescent” has 4 syllables: ob-so-les-cent

It's pronounced as /ˌɑbsəˈlɛsənt/


What is synonym and antonym for obsolescent?

In the thesaurus, “obsolescent” has 73 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obsolescent along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for obsolescent

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  • out-of-date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  • outdated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

Antonyms for obsolescent

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

Meanings of obsolescent

  • adjective
    1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

Example Sentences

  • The company's once cutting-edge technology is now considered obsolescent in the fast-paced market.
  • As newer models are released, older smartphones become obsolescent.
  • The factory's machinery is becoming obsolescent, prompting discussions about upgrading equipment.
  • The library's card catalog system is now considered obsolescent in the digital age.
  • Traditional farming methods are gradually becoming obsolescent as more farmers adopt modern techniques.

On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obsolescent, such as: Noachian, Stone Age, active, age-old, aged, ageing, aging.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

neolithic

old-fashioned

  • Tory
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageless
  • anachronic
  • anachronistic
  • anachronous
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiliberal
  • antimodern
  • antiprogressive
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • antireform
  • antirevolutionary
  • archaic
  • archconservative
  • atavistic
  • behind the times
  • blimpish
  • brassbound
  • button-down
  • buttoned-down
  • bygone
  • conservative
  • conventional
  • corny
  • dated
  • dateless
  • dead
  • demoded
  • devoted
  • die-hard
  • disapproved
  • dowdy
  • erstwhile
  • extinct
  • faithful
  • fogeyish
  • fogyish
  • forgotten
  • former
  • fossilized
  • fuddy-duddy
  • fusty
  • grown old
  • hidebound
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • late
  • loyal
  • moldy
  • mossbacked
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • neglected
  • neoconservative
  • not current
  • not modern
  • not with it
  • obsolescent
  • obsolete
  • odd
  • of old
  • of olden days
  • of the old school
  • old
  • old guard
  • old hat
  • old-hat
  • old-line
  • old-school
  • old-time
  • old-timey
  • old-world
  • olden
  • oldfangled
  • orthodox
  • ossified
  • out
  • out of it
  • out of style
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • paleoconservative
  • past
  • primitive
  • quaint
  • reactionary
  • remote
  • retro
  • retrograde
  • right
  • right-wing
  • rinky-dink
  • rococo
  • set
  • square
  • stanch
  • standpat
  • staunch
  • steadfast
  • steady
  • stodgy
  • superannuated
  • timeless
  • traditional
  • traditionalistic
  • true
  • true-blue
  • ultraconservative
  • ultraright
  • ultrarightist
  • unfashionable
  • unprogressive
  • unstylish
  • venerable
  • vintage

obsolete

  • Noachian
  • Stone Age
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageing
  • aging
  • anachronistic
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • bygone
  • dated
  • dateless
  • dead
  • dead and gone
  • defunct
  • demoded
  • dinosaur
  • discarded
  • disused
  • done for
  • dormant
  • dusty
  • erstwhile
  • expired
  • extinct
  • fallow
  • former
  • fossil
  • fossilized
  • free
  • fusty
  • gone
  • had it
  • has-been
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • horse and buggy
  • idle
  • inactive
  • inert
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • kaput
  • kaputt
  • late
  • latent
  • mediaeval
  • medieval
  • moldy
  • moribund
  • mossy
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • neolithic
  • obsolescent
  • old
  • old-fashioned
  • old-hat
  • old-school
  • old-time
  • old-world
  • oldfangled
  • out
  • out-of-date
  • out-of-fashion
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • prehistoric
  • prehistorical
  • retro
  • rusty
  • stale
  • superannuated
  • superseded
  • timeworn
  • unfashionable
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • vanished
  • venerable
  • vintage

kaput

  • Noachian
  • Stone Age
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageing
  • aging
  • all washed up
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • belly up
  • broken
  • burned out
  • bygone
  • cooked
  • dated
  • dateless
  • deactivated
  • dead
  • deadlocked
  • defunct
  • demoded
  • destroyed
  • discarded
  • disused
  • done
  • done for
  • doomed
  • dormant
  • down
  • down and out
  • down for the count
  • down the drain
  • down the tubes
  • endangered
  • erstwhile
  • expired
  • extinct
  • fallow
  • finished
  • floored
  • former
  • fossilized
  • free
  • fusty
  • had it
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • idle
  • imperiled
  • imperilled
  • inactive
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inert
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • late
  • latent
  • malfunctioning
  • mediaeval
  • medieval
  • moribund
  • mossy
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • neolithic
  • nonfunctional
  • nonfunctioning
  • nonoperating
  • nonproductive
  • obsolescent
  • obsolete
  • off
  • old
  • old-fashioned
  • old-time
  • old-world
  • oldfangled
  • on the blink
  • on the fritz
  • on the skids
  • out of business
  • out of circulation
  • out of commission
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • prehistoric
  • prehistorical
  • retro
  • ruined
  • rusty
  • sunk
  • superannuated
  • totaled
  • unproductive
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • vanished
  • venerable
  • vintage
  • washed up
  • wiped-out

oldfangled

  • aboriginal
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageless
  • anachronic
  • anachronistic
  • anachronous
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • behind the times
  • belated
  • bygone
  • cast-off
  • corny
  • crumbling
  • dated
  • dateless
  • dead
  • decayed
  • defunct
  • demoded
  • departed
  • disapproved
  • disused
  • done
  • dowdy
  • down memory lane
  • early
  • elderly
  • erstwhile
  • extinct
  • forgotten
  • former
  • fossilized
  • fusty
  • gone
  • gone-by
  • grown old
  • hackneyed
  • has-been
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • immemorial
  • in oblivion
  • late
  • lost
  • moldy
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • neglected
  • not current
  • not modern
  • not with it
  • obsolescent
  • obsolete
  • odd
  • of old
  • of olden days
  • of the old school
  • of yore
  • old
  • old as Methuselah
  • old as the hills
  • old guard
  • old hat
  • old-fashioned
  • old-hat
  • old-school
  • old-time
  • old-timey
  • old-world
  • olden
  • once
  • one-time
  • onetime
  • original
  • out
  • out of it
  • out of style
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • previous
  • primeval
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • pristine
  • quaint
  • quondam
  • relic
  • remote
  • retro
  • retrograde
  • rinky-dink
  • rococo
  • rusty
  • sometime
  • stale
  • stodgy
  • superannuated
  • superseded
  • time-worn
  • timeless
  • timeworn
  • traditional
  • unfashionable
  • unoriginal
  • unstylish
  • vanished
  • venerable
  • vintage
  • water over the dam
  • water under the bridge
  • worn-out
  • yesterday

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