Old-fashioned vs Obsolete - What's the difference?

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Obsolete is a synonym of old-fashioned.

As adjectives the difference between old-fashioned and obsolete

is that old-fashioned is of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue while obsolete is no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

As a noun old-fashioned

is a whiskey-based cocktail.

As a verb obsolete is

to cause to become obsolete.

old-fashioned

English

Alternative forms

* old fashioned

Adjective

Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.

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Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.

Usage notes

* Said of all kinds of things including words, houses, places, chimneys, character traits, cookware, education, music, or style.

Noun

(wikipedia old-fashioned) (en noun)

A whiskey-based cocktail.

* 1996 , Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)

At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds .

obsolete

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

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(biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

Usage notes

* Nouns to which "obsolete" is often applied: word, phrase, equipment, computer, technology, weapon, machine, law, statute, currency, building, idea, skill, concept, custom, theory, tradition, institution.

Synonyms

* (no longer in use) ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, disused, neglected, old, old-fashioned, out of date * abortive, obscure, rudimental

Derived terms

* obsoleteness

Verb

(obsolet)

(US) Oxford Dictionary To cause to become obsolete.

This software component has been obsoleted .

We are in the process of obsoleting this product.

Usage notes

* (term) is often used in computing and other technical fields to indicate an effort to remove or replace something. * Compare

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