GRE vocabulary
obsolescent
becoming obsolete, gradually passing out of use
In a sentence
Obsolescent in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing obsolescent in a sentence.
By the late 1990s, the fax machine was already obsolescent.
Synonyms
Antonyms
currentemergingmodern
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Common questions
Questions about “obsolescent”
Obsolescent (adjective) means becoming obsolete, gradually passing out of use
Here is obsolescent used in an example sentence: "By the late 1990s, the fax machine was already obsolescent."
Common synonyms for obsolescent include outmoded, fading, declining.
Antonyms of obsolescent include current, emerging, modern.
Obsolescent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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