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obsolete
[ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]
adjective
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse.
an obsolete expression.
Antonyms: ,of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date.
an obsolete battleship.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century.
effaced by wearing down or away.
Biology.imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of a different sex or of a related species.
verb (used with object)
to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better; antiquate.
Automation has obsoleted many factory workers.
obsolete
/ ˌɒbsəˈliːt, ˈɒbsəˌliːt /
adjective
out of use or practice; not current
out of date; unfashionable or outmoded
biology (of parts, organs, etc) vestigial; rudimentary
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- obsoletely adverb
- obsoleteness noun
- nonobsolete adjective
- subobsolete adjective
- subobsoletely adverb
- subobsoleteness noun
- unobsolete adjective
- ˈDzˌٱԱ noun
- ˈDzˌٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of obsolete1
Example Sentences
But the current em dash discourse is evidence that AI hasn’t made original writing obsolete just yet.
When asked if he is worried that this technology may one day render his job obsolete, he says he doesn't know too much about this.
Courthouse built in the 1930s on Spring Street near City Hall has been slated for “accelerated disposition” by the General Services Administration as part of a plan to sell off obsolete and underutilized federal properties.
Every day more data is being used and generated than ever before, but experts have long warned of a potential "digital Dark Age", as technological advances render previous software and hardware obsolete.
Unfortunately for the future of American democracy and freedom, the current Democratic Party is still looking backward to a vanished status quo and an obsolete understanding of politics.
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