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  • out-of-date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  • outdated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  • superseded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.

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

Related Words

abolished

  • abated
  • aborted
  • abrogated
  • annihilated
  • annulled
  • archaic
  • asleep
  • atomized
  • avoided
  • banned
  • blacked out
  • blasted
  • blew up
  • blighted
  • blotted out
  • broke down
  • broken
  • bygone
  • called
  • called off
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • cold
  • collapsed
  • consumed
  • countermanded
  • crashed
  • crushed
  • cut
  • dashed
  • dead
  • dead and gone
  • decayed
  • deceased
  • decimated
  • defunct
  • demolished
  • departed
  • desolated
  • destroyed
  • devastated
  • devoured
  • did away with
  • disallowed
  • disannulled
  • disappeared
  • discarded
  • disintegrated
  • dismantled
  • dismissed
  • dissipated
  • dissolved
  • ditched
  • done for
  • doomed
  • doused
  • dropped
  • dynamited
  • effaced
  • ejected
  • eliminated
  • ended
  • enjoined
  • eradicated
  • erased
  • exanimate
  • excised
  • expelled
  • expunged
  • exterminated
  • extinct
  • extinguished
  • extirpated
  • fallen
  • felled
  • finished
  • flattened
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • forgotten
  • fragmented
  • frittered
  • gone
  • gutted
  • inactive
  • incinerated
  • invalidated
  • jettisoned
  • killed
  • killed off
  • lapsed
  • late
  • lifeless
  • liquidated
  • lost
  • misspent
  • misused
  • negated
  • no longer known
  • nulled
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  • obliterated
  • obsolete
  • ousted
  • out-of-date
  • outlawed
  • outmoded
  • overrode
  • overruled
  • overturned
  • overwhelmed
  • passed on
  • past
  • perished
  • powdered
  • prohibited
  • pulverized
  • quashed
  • ravaged
  • razed
  • recalled
  • rejected
  • removed
  • repealed
  • rescinded
  • retracted
  • reversed
  • revoked
  • rolled back
  • rubbed out
  • ruined
  • sacked
  • set aside
  • shattered
  • smashed
  • snuffed out
  • splintered
  • squandered
  • struck down
  • subverted
  • superseded
  • suspended
  • terminated
  • threw out
  • tore down
  • torn down
  • totaled
  • totalled
  • unknown
  • unremembered
  • vacated
  • vanished
  • vanquished
  • vetoed
  • void
  • voided
  • wasted
  • wiped out
  • wiped-out
  • withdrew
  • wrecked
  • wrote off
  • zapped

absent

date

  • accompany
  • affix a date to
  • age
  • antiquate
  • appointment
  • archaize
  • arrangement
  • assignation
  • associate with
  • attend
  • belong to
  • blind date
  • boyfriend
  • call
  • carbon-date
  • century
  • chronicle
  • come from
  • companion
  • consort with
  • continuance
  • course
  • court
  • day
  • determine
  • deuce it
  • duration
  • engagement
  • epoch
  • era
  • escort
  • exist from
  • fix
  • fix the date of
  • fix up
  • friend
  • gallant
  • generation
  • get-together
  • girlfriend
  • go around together
  • go around with
  • go out
  • go out with
  • go steady
  • go together
  • half-life
  • hitch
  • hour
  • interview
  • invitation
  • isolate
  • juncture
  • keep company
  • life
  • life span
  • lifetime
  • longevity
  • lover
  • make a date
  • make love
  • mark
  • measure
  • meeting
  • moment
  • obsolesce
  • obsolete
  • originate in
  • outdate
  • partner
  • period
  • put in its place
  • quarter
  • record
  • register
  • reign
  • rendezvous
  • romance
  • run
  • schedule
  • see
  • span
  • spark
  • spell
  • stage
  • standing
  • steady
  • step around
  • step out
  • stretch
  • sweetheart
  • take out
  • tenure
  • term
  • time
  • tour
  • tryst
  • turn
  • visit
  • while
  • woo
  • year

dated

datedness


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