C1adjectivetechnology
US/ˌɑːb.səˈliːt/
UK/ˈɒb.sə.liːt/
no longer used because something newer and better has replaced it
In context
For most drivers, smartphones have made paper maps almost obsolete.
Some fear that AI will make many office jobs obsolete.
The factory still runs on obsolete machines from the 1980s.
Words that go with obsolete
adverb + adjective
- completely obsoleteFax machines are completely obsolete in most offices today.
- technologically obsoleteThe ten-year-old radar system is technologically obsolete.
- largely obsoleteCDs are now largely obsolete.
adjective + noun
- obsolete technologyThe army is still using obsolete technology.
- obsolete equipmentThe hospital replaced its obsolete equipment last year.