Synonyms for desuetude
Most common
superannuation obsolescence disuse obsoleteness discontinuance
All synonyms
Noun
1. Obsolescence — the state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse…
obsolescence, disuse, obsoleteness, superannuation, obsoletion, disusage, unuse, inusitation dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.
Forms
- Plural
- desuetudes → obsolescences, obsoletenesses, superannuations, obsoletions…
Example sentences
- obsolescence Tom blamed all his misery on planned obsolescence.
- disuse This costume has fallen into disuse.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| desuetude | falling | |
| superannuation | falling | |
| obsolescence | falling | |
| disuse | steady | |
| obsoleteness | steady | |
| discontinuance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- unuse
- 6 letters
- disuse2
- 8 letters
- disusage
- 10 letters
- obsoletion
- 11 letters
- inusitation
- 12 letters
- obsolescence4, obsoleteness
- 14 letters
- superannuation, discontinuance5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disuse2 = 2 syllables).