obsolescent

adjective

Definition of obsolescentnext
as in obsolete

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Recent Examples of obsolescent My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine. — Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023 But there are also filmmakers who prize obsolescent technologies precisely for their apparent shortcomings. — Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 For example, its Navy went from 140 obsolescent ships in 2003 to 234 modern ships today. — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 In his State of Kazakhstan speech, Tokayev also announced that his country moving beyond the first commercial nuclear reactor to build one or two more to address energy shortage due to the obsolescent thermal power stations. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 But Randolph and Hastings always planned on video streaming rendering the DVD-by-mail service obsolescent once technology advanced to the point that watching movies and TV shows through internet connections became viable. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsolescent
  1. obsolete
  2. outmoded
  3. antiquated
  4. archaic
  5. outdated
  6. out-of-date
  7. outworn
  8. aging
Adjective
  • The professors were bitter and angry—angry at a university, a state, and a country where their fields of study were regarded as obsolete, useful only for padding the schedules of STEM students or as a backstop for STEM burnouts.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • All devices will eventually become obsolete and be disposed of, but until such time, the connectivity models mean that almost all products are now IoT devices and require whole-life management.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Such discussions often uncover resident sentiments about equipment deemed outmoded, unrealized expectations and inconvenient access.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Definition of outmoded
Adjective
  • By wrapping antiquated infrastructure in agentic interfaces, these workers can unlock near-native operational efficiency without a risky, catastrophic core system overhaul.
    — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • But what, exactly, is that robot doing watching fireworks next to a little boy and a man in antiquated garb?
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • For golf cart operators, that evolution absolutely begins by ditching archaic lead-acid relics engineered for a bygone era.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Even though modern machines and detergents have taken most of the workload out of the task, there are still some outdated laundry habits that may leave your clothes and linens looking dingy, smelling less than fresh, and feeling scratchy.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of outdated
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  • Preckwinkle's team first tackled the out-of-date property tax system by hiring Tyler Technologies under a $30 million dollar contract to upgrade the county's property tax system.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Litman isn’t a baby boomer CEO, dispensing out-of-date wisdom from a corner office or a business school professor, theorizing from a distance.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of out-of-date
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  • Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022
Definition of outworn
Adjective
  • First was an anti-aging and beauty-focused treatment that combined 20 minutes in a relaxingly warm red light bed with a Japanese Microbiome and Fermented Enzyme Facial.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • The Osea Anti-Aging Body Balm uniquely acts as both a moisturizer and a serum, combining intense hydration with anti-aging, skin-firming benefits.
    — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 2 July 2026
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