obsolete

The word “obsolete” has 3 syllables: ob-so-lete

It's pronounced as /ˈɑbsəˌlit/


What is synonym and antonym for obsolete?

In the thesaurus, “obsolete” has 89 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for 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  • out-of-date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  • outdated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  • superseded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

Antonyms for obsolete

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

Meanings of obsolete

  • adjective
    1. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
    2. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
  • verb
    1. To cause to become obsolete.

Example Sentences

  • The company decided to replace their obsolete computer systems with newer models.
  • Printed encyclopedias have become obsolete with the widespread availability of online information.
  • The advent of digital photography rendered film cameras largely obsolete.
  • Many industries face the challenge of adapting to new technologies to avoid becoming obsolete.
  • The traditional method of communication via handwritten letters has become largely obsolete in the age of instant messaging.

On this page you'll find 119 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obsolete, such as: Noachian, Stone Age, active, age-old, aged, ageing, aging.

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Related Words

early

  • a bit previous
  • aboriginal
  • abrupt
  • advanced
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ahead of time
  • ancient
  • anon
  • antecedent
  • antediluvian
  • anticipative
  • anticipatory
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • apropos
  • at once
  • before the appointed time
  • beforehand
  • betimes
  • brand-new
  • briefly
  • bright and early
  • budding
  • dateless
  • daybreak
  • direct
  • directly
  • early bird
  • early morning
  • embryonic
  • ere long
  • far ahead
  • first
  • first blush
  • first flush of morning
  • first light
  • fresh
  • freshly
  • germinal
  • hoary
  • immature
  • immediate
  • immediately
  • in a jiffy
  • in advance
  • in an instant
  • in good time
  • in no time
  • in the bud
  • in time
  • infant
  • initial
  • inopportune
  • inopportunely
  • instantaneously
  • instantly
  • matinal
  • new
  • newly
  • obsolete
  • old
  • on short notice
  • on the dot
  • original
  • out-of-date
  • outmoded
  • overearly
  • oversoon
  • preceding
  • precipitant
  • precocious
  • precociously
  • preexistent
  • prehistoric
  • prehistorical
  • premature
  • prematurely
  • premier
  • presently
  • presto
  • prevenient
  • previous
  • primal
  • prime
  • primeval
  • primitive
  • primitively
  • primordial
  • prior
  • pristine
  • proleptical
  • prompt
  • promptly
  • pronto
  • proximately
  • punctual
  • punctually
  • quick
  • raw
  • recent
  • recently
  • right away
  • seasonable
  • seasonably
  • shortly
  • soon
  • speedy
  • straightaway
  • sudden
  • summarily
  • thereon
  • thereupon
  • timely
  • too soon
  • unanticipated
  • undeveloped
  • unexpected
  • unexpectedly
  • unforeseen
  • unlooked-for
  • unseasonable
  • unseasonably
  • untimely
  • with time to spare
  • without delay
  • young

hackneyed

  • antiquated
  • arid
  • banal
  • barren
  • bored
  • boring
  • bromidic
  • canned
  • cardboard
  • cliche
  • coarsened
  • cobwebby
  • colorless
  • common
  • commonplace
  • conventional
  • cookie-cutter
  • corny
  • depleted
  • derivative
  • drab
  • dreary
  • drudging
  • dry
  • dull
  • dusty
  • everyday
  • exhausted
  • familiar tune
  • flat
  • hack
  • hackney
  • heavy
  • ho-hum
  • hokey
  • humdrum
  • imitative
  • jaded
  • jading
  • jejune
  • leaden
  • mind-numbing
  • monotonous
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • normal
  • numbing
  • obligatory
  • obsolete
  • old
  • old hat
  • old-fashioned
  • old-hat
  • ordinary
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • overdid
  • overexposed
  • overused
  • overworked
  • pedantic
  • pedestrian
  • platitudinal
  • platitudinous
  • played-out
  • ponderous
  • popularized
  • prosaic
  • quotidian
  • ready-made
  • rote
  • routine
  • run-of-the-mill
  • shopworn
  • stale
  • standard
  • stereotyped
  • stock
  • stodgy
  • stuffy
  • tame
  • tedious
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tired
  • tiresome
  • tiring
  • tried-and-true
  • trite
  • twice-told
  • typical
  • undramatic
  • unimaginative
  • uninspired
  • uninteresting
  • unoriginal
  • usual
  • vapid
  • vulgarized
  • wearisome
  • weary
  • wearying
  • well-worn
  • wore out
  • worn-out

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

kaputt

  • Noachian
  • Stone Age
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageing
  • aging
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • broken
  • bygone
  • dated
  • dateless
  • deactivated
  • dead
  • deadlocked
  • defunct
  • demoded
  • discarded
  • disused
  • done
  • done for
  • doomed
  • dormant
  • down
  • endangered
  • erstwhile
  • expired
  • extinct
  • fallow
  • finished
  • former
  • fossilized
  • free
  • fusty
  • 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
  • out of commission
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • prehistoric
  • prehistorical
  • retro
  • ruined
  • rusty
  • sunk
  • superannuated
  • unproductive
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • vanished
  • venerable
  • vintage

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