obsolete

[ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet] / ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlit /

ADJECTIVE

no longer in use, in vogue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated archaic out-of-date outmoded

WEAK

anachronistic ancient antediluvian antique bygone dated dead dead and gone dinosaur discarded disused done for dusty extinct fossil gone had it has-been horse and buggy kaput moldy moth-eaten old old-fashioned old-hat old-school out out-of-fashion outworn passé stale superannuated superseded timeworn unfashionable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new

WEAK

contemporary in vogue present up-to-date

Example Sentences

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With such measures, an AI surveillance regime might be revealed not as modern, but hopelessly obsolete.

From Salon

Artificial intelligence promises to reinvent entire industries and make many jobs obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country requires about 100,000 barrels a day; it produces 40,000 barrels a day of highly acidic heavy crude, used to fuel obsolete power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal

He referred to a selloff in software company stocks largely driven by investor fears that AI systems can render many applications and services obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re also dumping software stocks following a largely untested thesis that suggests Anthropic’s new AI-powered ad-on will render the sector obsolete, while continuing to question the pace at which companies are adopting the new technology.

From Barron's

obsolete

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