OBSOLETE


Meaning of OBSOLETE in English

I. adjective

no longer active or in use

obsolete social customs

Synonyms: dead, disused, extinct, outmoded, outworn, passé, superseded; compare ancient 1

Related Word: old-fashioned, old hat, old-time, old-timey, out-of-date, unfashionable; dusty, fusty, moldy, moth-eaten, musty, stale, timeworn

Idioms: behind the times

Contrasted words: contemporary, modern, new-fashioned, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; novel, original, unique

Antonyms: current

II. verb

Synonyms: outdate , antiquate, obsolesce, outmode, superannuate

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