Antonyms for obsolete
ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlitob·so·lete

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1. obsoleteadjective

   no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

   In several years, it is speculated that the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.

   Synonyms:
   old-fashioned, neglected, ancient, antiquated, disused, antique, archaic, out of date, old

2. obsoleteadjective

   Synonyms:
   abortive, obscure, rudimental

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obsolete

   Some of the oldest or most ancient words are not obsolete, as father, mother, etc. A word is obsolete which has quite gone out of reputable use; a word is archaic which is falling out of reputable use, or, on the other hand, having been obsolete, is taken up tentatively by writers or speakers of influence, so that it may perhaps regain its position as a living word; a word is rare if there are few present instances of its reputable use. Compare OLD.

   See synonyms for NEW.

   Synonyms:
   ancient, antiquated, archaic, disused, obsolescent, old, out of date, rare

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obsolete

   Antonyms:
   fashionable, modern, current, customary, operative, extant

   Synonyms:
   antiquated, past, effete, disused, archaic, old-fashioned

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:2.0 / 5 votes

1. disused, obsoleteadjective

   no longer in use

   "obsolete words"

   Antonyms:
   current

   Synonyms:
   disused

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1. obsoleteadjective

   Synonyms:
   disused, archaic, antiquated, unfashionable, old-fashioned

How to use obsolete in a sentence?

1. Kendra Armstrong:

   It’s absolutely ludicrous to make the term mother and father obsolete, quite frankly, the terms ‘ Parent 1 ’ and ‘ Parent 2 ’ seem more offensive than mother and father. It’s implying that one parent is the first parent and the other parent is secondary.

2. Martin Luther King Jr., The Christmas Sermon On Peace in on Dec 24, 1967:

   Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force... If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.

3. President Trump:

   I said it was obsolete. It’s no longer obsolete.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   So, the liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population.

5. Betty Naomi Friedan:

   If divorce has increased by one thousand percent, don't blame the women's movement. Blame the obsolete sex roles on which our marriages were based.

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