Vocabulary
Obsolete
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
no longer produced or used; out of date.
Urdu meaning
متروک، غیر مروج، جو استعمال میںنہ ہو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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CONVENTIONAL university education is obsolete.
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Education in AI era
— 2026-03-18
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In a rapidly changing scientific landscape, new modalities are overlooked, and obsolete methods are used.
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A deadly threat
— 2026-01-01
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Has playing outdoors become obsolete for children?
Dawn Editorials —
Dressing the part
— 2025-12-21
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A dispute over a machinery installation, for instance, may reach judgement only after currency devaluation, rising input costs and regulatory shifts have rendered the entire contract commercially obsolete.
Dawn Editorials —
The cost of stays
— 2025-12-16
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Most firms continue to operate with obsolete technology and limited managerial capacity, and shy away from entering competitive markets.
Dawn Editorials —
Age of creative destruction
— 2025-11-27
Synonyms
out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse
Antonyms
contemporary, current, modern, up to date
Curator example
“the disposal of old and obsolete machinery”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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