as in antiquated
having passed its time of use or usefulness
the company needs to update its archaic computer system
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Recent Examples of archaic
Of course, fielding percentage is an archaic metric that modern baseball fans don’t bother with.
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Instead, MP3s are manually transferred to the storage, which may feel a little archaic to those who have never really maintained an old-school digital music library.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
His work in building the Augment MBA program is a response to a problem many business schools don’t recognize: the risk of over-reliance on archaic frameworks instead of education in service of action.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Instead, MP3s are manually transferred to the storage, which may feel a little archaic to those who have never really maintained an old-school digital music library.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
His work in building the Augment MBA program is a response to a problem many business schools don’t recognize: the risk of over-reliance on archaic frameworks instead of education in service of action.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archaic
Adjective
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Extra pomp doesn’t have to skew antiquated, either, as several modern variations from upscale brands like Sferra and Annie Selke illustrate.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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Read about the towns across the country that are successfully moving away from antiquated parking mandates.—
Casey Moran,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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And these days, data decays (becomes obsolete) more quickly than ever, given the rapid pace of change in both business operations and consumer habits.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Anatole is a painter, an artform which photographer Lucien good-naturedly joshes him will soon be obsolete.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The new property stands out not only for its elegant interiors, but also for its home in a 12th-century castle with medieval history.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
AFAR Media,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The obvious difference is the lack of a coastal element, as Sand Valley’s courses are spread across 12,000 acres of prehistoric sand dunes.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Beneath the surface of Warm Mineral Springs, divers have discovered prehistoric remains dating back 10,000 years.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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“Archaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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