OLD-FASHIONEDNESS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

old-fashionedness

noun

Definition of old-fashionedness

as in obsolescence

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That's economic obsolescence rather than physical failure, and depreciation schedules built on physical failure will understate it.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Each state has its own system, and many are rickety or verging on obsolescence.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsolescence

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The details in the case closely resemble charges that have been made against the children of German art dealer Serop Simonian, the eighty-three-year-old alleged leader of a trafficking ring specializing in Egyptian antiquities.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
The same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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