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Showing words for OBSOLETE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Obsolete

obsolete

7 Letter Words for Obsolete

boletes, bootees, lobotes

6 Letter Words for Obsolete

besoot, betels, bolete, bootee, bootes, bootle, botels, lobose, oboles, obolet, oleose, sobole

5 Letter Words for Obsolete

beest, beets, belts, beset, besot, betel, betes, betso, blees, blets, blote, blots, boles, bolos, bolts, boole, bools, boose, boost, boote, boots, botel, botos, lebes, leets, lesbo, leste, lobes, lobos, loose, loots, lotes, lotos, obese, oboes, obole, obols, oelet, oleos, sleet, slete, sloot, slote, soole, soote, sotol, steel, stele, stole, stool, teels, teles, telos, toles, tools

4 Letter Words for Obsolete

bees, beet, bels, belt, best, bete, bets, blee, bleo, blet, blot, bole, bolo, bolt, bool, boos, boot, bose, bote, boto, bots, eboe, eels, elbe, else, elts, eole, lees, leet, leos, lese, lest, lete, leto, lets, lobe, lobo, lobs, loob, loos, loot, lose, lost, lote, loto, lots, obes, oboe, obol, obos, oleo, oles, oose, oots, oslo, otoe, sebe, seel, sele, selt, slee, slob, sloe, sloo, slot, sole, solo, sool, soot, stob, teel, tees, tele, tels, tobe, toes, tole, tool, tose

3 Letter Words for Obsolete

bee, bel, bes, bet, blo, bls, blt, boe, bol, boo, bos, bot, btl, ebs, eel, elb, els, elt, eos, ese, est, lbs, lee, leo, les, let, lob, loe, loo, los, lot, lst, obe, obl, obo, obs, oes, ole, oos, oot, ose, oto, sbe, see, sel, set, sle, slt, sob, sol, sot, tbs, tee, tel, tes, tlo, tob, toe, tol, too, tos

Definitions for Obsolete

[1] no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
[2] of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
[3] (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
[4] effaced by wearing down or away.
[5] Biology . imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of the opposite sex or of a related species.
[6] to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better; antiquate: Automation has obsoleted many factory workers.
[7] out of use or practice; not current
[8] out of date; unfashionable or outmoded
[9] biology (of parts, organs, etc) vestigial; rudimentary

Words related to Obsolete

antiquated, archaic, outmoded, out-of-date, ancient, antediluvian, antique, bygone, dated, dead, discarded, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned

Words nearby Obsolete

obsidional coin, obsolesc., obsolesce, obsolescence, obsolescent, obsolete, obstacle, obstacle course, obstacle race, obstet., obstetric

Origin of Obsolete

1570–80; < Latin obsolētus, past participle of obsolēscere to fall into disuse, perhaps equivalent to ob- ob- + sol(ēre ) to be accustomed to + -ēscere -esce

Words that may be confused with Obsolete

archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, obsolescent, obsolete

Other words from Obsolete

ob·so·lete·ly , adverb
ob·so·lete·ness , noun
non·ob·so·lete , adjective
sub·ob·so·lete , adjective
sub·ob·so·lete·ly , adverb
sub·ob·so·lete·ness , noun
un·ob·so·lete , adjective

Word origin for Obsolete

C16: from Latin obsolētus worn out, past participle of obsolēre (unattested), from ob- opposite to + solēre to be used

Synonyms for Obsolete

antiquated, archaic, out-of-date, outmoded, anachronistic, ancient, antediluvian, antique, bygone, dated, dead, dead and gone, dinosaur, discarded, disused, done for, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-school, out, out-of-fashion, outworn, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable