obsolete

Definition for obsolete

adjective as in no longer in use, in vogue

Strongest matches

antiquated, archaic, out-of-date, outmoded

Weak matches

anachronistic, ancient, antediluvian, antique, bygone, dated, dead, dead and gone, dinosaur, discarded, disused, done for, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-school, out, out-of-fashion, outworn, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable

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Although it is obsolete in this sense, the verb survives in Welsh English in the sense of to scratch, especially with claws or fingernails, along with the noun use, to scratch.

From BBC

On one hand, the 25-year-old worries digital replicas of models could render her job obsolete.

From Los Angeles Times

Considering the Meiji period was when the samurai became obsolete, the potential for social commentary mixed in with high-stakes combat seems pretty high.

From Los Angeles Times

This scenario also presumes the U.S. would only be acting in “self-defense” in response to a nuclear strike by another nation, although mutually assured destruction renders such concepts obsolete.

From Salon

It was so old that the process for developing the film is now obsolete, and Wayne needed to get creative with some unusual ingredients.

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