superannuated
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈæn.juː.eɪ.tɪd/
- UK
:
obsoleto
- He often joked that his superannuated ideas were out of touch with modern technology.
Examples
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The superannuated equipment in the garage has not been used in years.
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If you don't believe it, look at the face of a superannuated playboy or a rubicund old politician who has gotten fat on graft.
Fiction book (1991) -
On the other side of the house, the superannuated extension ladder broke in half.
Fiction book (1990) -
The window was as broad as a service bay; in fact, the restaurant looked very much like a superannuated filling station, dragged into the woods to live out its golden years in peace.
Fiction book (1999) -
"It's silly for you to still be running all over the country to write stories about this superannuated Saturday matinee hero and his teen sidekick."
Fiction book (1997) -
It is sparkling new, shiny even in the overcast skies above Ningbo, whereas the temple is dull, cracked, and superannuated.
Fiction book (2002) -
The company replaced its superannuated policies with new, more efficient procedures.
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No longer current or in use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
20
3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
12
3.4
Not popular or stylish now
11
6.5
No longer fashionable or useful
9
8.8
No longer fashionable compared with modern styles
5
7.9
Too old to be as useful or attractive as before
4
7.1
Not interesting or fashionable because people have seen it before
3
6.2
Not modern and looking old-fashioned
1
4.5
Something that is empty or abandoned and no longer works
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6.8
No longer new or fashionable
1
6.0
Too old to be useful for a certain purpose
Used so much that it looks old or no longer works well
No longer fashionable or modern
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
Antonyms
How Outdated
Surface Forms
Morphology
superannuated = superannuate (semi-transparent) = super + annuat + ed
Formed by adding '-ed' to the verb 'superannuate' (super- + annuat-), whose literal sense 'over years / too old' helps explain 'obsolete/retired' but the internal element 'annuat-' is not obvious to many learners.
Etymology
The word superannuated comes from the Latin parts super- ('beyond') and annus ('year'), and you can see the same root in annual ('yearly'). So superannuated literally meant being 'beyond the years' and now describes something or someone that is old, retired, or no longer useful.