Obsolete - English meaning

adjective

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

Usage examples:

'titus' benefits from the effective use of anachronistic elements like cars and loudspeakers

adjective

Existing out of its time in history

Usage examples:

He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous., anachronistic mechanical voting machines are…

adjective

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood.

Usage examples:

Gigantic bones of antediluvian animals

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

Usage examples:

This antiquated central heating system

adjective

Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

Usage examples:

Antiquated ideas/technology

noun

A collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

Usage examples:

Pauline loves collecting antiques

adjective

Having a high value because of age and quality.

Usage examples:

An antique clock

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before r (as in arrive, arrogate ).

suffix

(forming adjectives) of the kind specified; relating to.

Usage examples:

Lunar

suffix

Forming nouns such as pillar.

adjective

Marked with a date.

Usage examples:

A signed and dated painting

verb

Establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event).

Usage examples:

They date the paintings to 1460–70

adjective

Showing the facts or style of the past rather than of the present

Usage examples:

This information is dated.

verb

Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

noun

A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb

Past simple and past participle of discard

Usage examples:

Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

adjective

(of a product) no longer available or produced.

Usage examples:

Discontinued fabrics

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

adjective

A product or service that is discontinued is no longer being produced or offered

Usage examples:

A discontinued line

adjective

No longer being used.

Usage examples:

They held an exhibition in a disused warehouse

adjective

No longer being used

Usage examples:

Many disused railway tracks are now used by cyclists., a disused quarry had been developed into a l…

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Usage examples:

Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

adjective

Out of date; obsolete.

Usage examples:

Outdated equipment

verb

Make out of date or obsolete.

Usage examples:

New technology is outdating current privacy laws

adjective

Old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

An outmoded victorian building

adjective

Past participle of outwear.

verb

Last longer than.

Usage examples:

A material that will outwear any other waterproof sheeting

adjective

(of a post or employee) belonging to a superannuation scheme.

Usage examples:

She is not superannuated and has no paid holiday

verb

Retire (someone) with a pension.

Usage examples:

His pilot's licence was withdrawn and he was superannuated

adjective

Old, and almost no longer suitable for work or use