Obsolete (Adjective)
Meaning
No longer in use; "obsolete words".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rotary phone has become an obsolete device in this age of smartphones and social media.
- The new highway made the old road an obsolete route for drivers to travel on.
- After years of advancements, the medical treatment has become obsolete and replaced with new ones.
- With the advent of electricity, gas lamps became an obsolete source of lighting in most homes.
- In this digital age, cash registers are rapidly becoming an obsolete method of transaction.