All obsolete synonyms
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O o adjective obsolete
- outdated — no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
- archaic — Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
- superseded — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- outmoded — gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- out-of-date — gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
- dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- discarded — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- disused — discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
- done for — past participle of do1 .
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- extinct — (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
- fossil — any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
- gone — past participle of go1 .
- has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
- kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.
- mouldy — a torpedo.
- moldy — overgrown or covered with mold.
- moth-eaten — eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
- old-school — advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- outworn — out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods.
- passe — no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
- stale — not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- timeworn — worn or impaired by time.
verb obsolete
- date — A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
- outdate — to put out of date; make antiquated or obsolete: The advent of the steamship outdated sailing ships as commercial carriers.
- obsolesce — to be or become obsolescent.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- antiquate — to make obsolete or old-fashioned
- superannuate — to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.