How to Pronounce "obsolete"
word
/ˈɑbsəˌɫit/
AHB-suh-leet
/ˈɒbsəlˌiːt/
OB-suh-leet
Definition
No longer used or needed because something newer exists; out of date. Often describes technologies, products, or ideas.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɑbsəˌɫit/
British English
/ˈɒbsəlˌiːt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AHB-suh-leet
UK
OB-suh-leet
Listen in Context
This computer is obsolete and cannot run new programs.
Typewriters have become obsolete in most offices.
That law is now obsolete and no longer used.
Smartphones have made pay phones almost obsolete.