deprecated

[dep-ri-key-tid] / ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

VERB

belittle, condemn

Synonyms

STRONG

depreciate derogate detract discountenance disesteem disfavor disparage expostulate frown object pooh-pooh rip

WEAK

cut down to size disapprove of discommend mudsling not go for poor mouth protest against put down run down take dim view of take down take exception to

Antonyms

STRONG

approve commend compliment increase laud praise sanction

WEAK

build up endorse

Example Sentences

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“Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute,” Mr. Musk tweeted.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2023

But this is one of those shortcuts that needs to be deprecated because its basic premises no longer apply.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019

MD5 is strongly deprecated and this points to troubling software development security practices in Yahoo or its suppliers.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2016

And the Archive says it'll do a better job of supporting deprecated formats, so the media inside old web pages won't vanish forever.

From The Verge • Oct. 22, 2015

At a period when religious freedom was but imperfectly understood, even by those who deprecated persecution, a man of Mr. Harris’s active zeal for proselytism, was not likely to pass unobserved.

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert