obsolescent
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.ənt/
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obsolescente
- The company's reliance on obsolescent software has hindered its ability to compete in the market.
- now obsolescent
For every new idea or mode of thinking that enters the world, an old one disappears, becomes obsolescent, falls into oblivion.
- For every new idea or mode of thinking that enters the world, an old one disappears, becomes obsolescent, falls into oblivion.
- And some of the decisions that we think is obsolescent to actually have other equal value.
Examples
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Many technologies that were once revolutionary are now becoming obsolescent as new advancements emerge.
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The traditional roles of social work within health care settings are at risk of becoming obsolescent unless social work adapts to the changing health care settings.
Academic text (2008) -
Well, let us say then that, in the light of recent developments, those plants may already be obsolescent.
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The white bird of peace looks out across the fold at an obsolescent technology upon whose use depend the least fortunate among us.
Blog text (10) -
As long as people have reactive minds, the e-meter will not go out of style or become obsolescent.
Blog text (16) -
For every new idea or mode of thinking that enters the world, an old one disappears, becomes obsolescent, falls into oblivion.
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Comparable figures are not available in every category, but it is clear that overall there is inflationary pressure, foreign debt, and a decline in the industrial output of obsolescent industries.
Academic text (1992) -
The institution representing the society's traditional ideology is shown to be obsolescent, and the wealth obtained by the characters at the end is mostly Faustian money.
Academic text (1992) -
The Sovremenny destroyers are welcome additions to a navy that previously had obsolescent Luta destroyers as its mainstays.
Academic text (2004) -
At present, the PLAAF has almost 3,000 jet fighters in inventory, but probably 2,000 of the J-5s and J-6s are obsolescent.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
93
5.8
No longer used or made because something newer replaces it
78
5.0
No longer useful or fashionable because it is old
34
4.4
No longer current or in use
32
8.2
Very old and not useful or suitable now
30
7.0
No longer used or working, like a company that closed
11
6.5
No longer fashionable or useful
9
8.8
No longer fashionable compared with modern styles
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4.8
Old-fashioned and not keeping up with new ideas
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6.2
Not modern and looking old-fashioned
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7.9
Not interesting because people use it too often
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4.5
Something that is empty or abandoned and no longer works
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6.8
No longer new or fashionable
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9.9
Old and no longer useful because of age
Old and no longer useful or accepted today
Out of date and not keeping up with current ideas
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
Antonyms
How Obsolete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obsolescent comes from an old Latin word obsolescere meaning 'to grow old' and is related to the common English word obsolete. So something obsolescent is not yet gone but is slowly 'becoming outdated' or falling out of use.