obsolete
No longer in use or no longer usefulNo longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
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2 senses(usually)No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
veraltet, obsolet, antiquiert
устаре́вшийustarévšij
no longer in use
Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
atroph
Examples
27 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscerBorrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.
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Forms
more obsolete, most obsolete| Comparative | more obsolete Lesson |
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| Superlative | most obsolete Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
50 synonyms- no longer in use:disused
- old; no longer valid or fashionable:outdatedout-of-datesuperannuated
Antonyms
11 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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