Need another word that means the same as “obsolete”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “obsolete” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Obsolete” are: disused, out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, rudimentary, undeveloped, incomplete, embryonic, immature
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obsolete” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| disused | No longer in use. They held an exhibition in a disused warehouse. |
| embryonic | Of an organism prior to birth or hatching. The embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre. |
| immature | (of birds) not yet having developed feathers. Many of the fish caught are immature. |
| incomplete | Not full or finished. An incomplete account of his life. |
| old-fashioned | Out of fashion. |
| out of date | Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow. |
| outdated | Out of date; obsolete. Outdated equipment. |
| outmoded | Out of fashion. Outmoded ideas. |
| rudimentary | Relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form. These rudimentary truths. |
| undeveloped | Undeveloped or unused. Taxes on undeveloped lots are low. |
| aged | Used of tobacco aging as a preservative process aged is pronounced as one syllable. Young people aged 14 to 18. |
| aging | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age. |
| anachronistic | Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed. She is rebelling against the anachronistic morality of her parents. |
| ancient | A person who lived in ancient times. Ancient forests. |
| antediluvian | So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. Antediluvian ideas. |
| antiquated | Old-fashioned or outdated. This antiquated central heating system. |
| antique | Search or shop for antiques. Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot especially if the finish has been antiqued. |
| antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe. A church of great antiquity. |
| archaic | So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. Prisons are run on archaic methods. |
| dated | Marked with a date. A dated expression. |
| dilapidated | (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. The tank was now rather dilapidated. |
| elder | A person who is older than one by a specified length of time. A council of village elders. |
| elderly | People who are old collectively. Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper. |
| historical | (especially of a novel or film) set in the past. Doubt that a historical Camelot every existed. |
| invalid | Disable (someone) by injury or illness. She spent the rest of her life as an invalid. |
| moot | Raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility. He organized the weekly moot. |
| obsolescent | Becoming obsolete. Obsolescent slang. |
| old | Past times especially in the phrase in days of old. Good old boy. |
| ossified | Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs. An ossified institution. |
| outdated | Out of date; obsolete. Outdated equipment. |
| paleolithic | Of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic. Paleolithic artifacts. |
| prehistory | The period of time before written records. The prehistory of capitalism. |
| ruined | Having been irreparably damaged or harmed. His ruined career. |
| senile | Mentally or physically infirm with age. Senile decay. |
| stodgy | Heavy and starchy and hard to digest. He loves stodgy puddings. |
| stuffy | Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull. Inhaling vapour from a bowl of hot water may help to clear a stuffy nose. |
| superannuated | Old; no longer valid or fashionable. Superannuated computing equipment. |
| traditional | Habitually done, used, or found. Traditional history. |
| useless | Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area. We tried to pacify him but it was useless. |
| yore | Time long past. |
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