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   old-fashioned, neglected, ancient, antiquated, disused, antique, archaic, out of date, old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 A word is obsolete which has quite gone out of reputable use; a word is archaic which is falling out of reputable use, or, on the other hand, having been obsolete, is taken up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   ancient, antiquated, archaic, disused, obsolescent, old, out of date, rare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. Daniel Tasman:

   They didn’t have much to begin with, but now homework is obsolete, they’ve decided that giving homework to younger ages [elementary school students] isn’t viable. I don’t necessarily agree. I think they should have homework — some of it is about discipline. I want [my daughter] to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal.

2. Brad Raffensperger:

   Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections, that is why I fought and beat Stacey Abrams in court in 2019 to remove nearly 300,000 obsolete voter files before the November election, and will do so again this year. Bottom line, there is no legitimate reason to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.

3. Donald Trump:

   Just look at our southern border and look at our weak and obsolete immigration laws. And they are obsolete and they are weak and they are pathetic, and there's no country in the world that has laws like we do and they've got to change and they've got to change now for the safety of our country.

4. Charles Krauthammer:

   [His promise is] irrelevant, it's anachronistic, it's obsolete.

5. Richard Buckminster Fuller:

   Either war is obsolete or men are.

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