obsolete
[adjective]
Synonyms: extinct, antiquated, archaic, discarded, disused, old, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of date, passé

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Antonyms: current
Contrasted words: contemporary, modern, new-fashioned, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, novel, original, unique
Related Idioms: behind the times
Related Words: old-fashioned, old hat, old-time, old-timey, out-of-date, unfashionable, dusty, fusty, moldy, moth-eaten, musty, stale, timeworn

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English Thesaurus: old-fashioned, out-of-date, outdated, dated, unfashionable, ...

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ob‧so‧lete /ˈɒbsəliːt $ ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of obsolescere 'to grow old, become disused']
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented ⇒ out-of-date:
obsolete weapons
computer hardware that quickly became obsolete
Will computers render (=make) books obsolete?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

obsolete
adj.
VERBS be | become | make sth, render sth Their work is now rendered obsolete by machines.
ADV. totally | increasingly | largely | almost, practically, virtually

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old-fashioned not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas:
The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture.
I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned.
He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.
out-of-date not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful:
This guidebook is completely out-of-date.
outdated used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones:
In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated.
The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.
dated used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned:
The pictures in this book already look a bit dated.
I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.
unfashionable not fashionable and not popular with people anymore:
They lived in an unfashionable part of London.
The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.
obsolete old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented:
These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete.
Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.
antiquated formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions:
antiquated ideas about the constitution
an antiquated central heating system
antiquated technology

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