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    obsolete

    adjectiveBand 8

    UKˈɒbsəliːt
    USˈɑːbsəˌliːt

    No longer produced or used; out of date.

    An open cardboard box in an attic holding a rotary telephone, a cassette tape, a floppy disk and a pager, all covered in dust
    Things nobody uses any more: obsolete means out of date and no longer used.

    New models make older devices obsolete within a year.

    Some skills quickly become obsolete in a fast-moving industry.

    Remember it

    From Latin obsolescere, “to grow old,” obsolete things are outdated and no longer useful.

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    become obsoletedbecome obsolete

    Obsolete is normally the adjective used after 'become'.

    Goes with

    Words that go with obsolete: become obsolete; render obsolete; technologically obsolete; planned obsolescence.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    outdatedout of dateantiquateddefunct
    Opposite
    currentup to datemodern

    Word family

    The obsolete family: obsolete (adjective), obsolescence (noun), obsolescent (adjective).

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