obsolete
Collocations
7(adj.)
VERBS
be | become
make sth, render sth
New smartphones have made many older tablets completely obsolete.
ADV
totally | increasingly | largely | almost, practically, virtually
Definitions
adj
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
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.
Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
These two birds somewhat closely resemble each other, but the Sedge Warbler is russet-brown above, the feathers with dark centres, the pale buff eyestripe is very clearly defined, and the underparts are buffish white; the Reed Warbler is more olive on the upper parts, the feathers having no dark centres, the underparts are more inclined to buff, and the eyestripe is nearly obsolete.
verb
To cause to become obsolete.
This software component has been obsoleted.
We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
noun
An obsolete thing or person.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — no longer in use
- disused
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
WiktionaryHorses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
WiktionarySince the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundati
WiktionaryThis software component has been obsoleted.
WiktionaryWe are in the process of obsoleting this product.
WiktionaryShould we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us?
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