Standard Lemma guide

deprecated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd]
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.ɾɪd]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.tɪd/
  • Australian: [ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.ɾɪd]
  • Australian: /ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.tɪd/
  • Australian: [ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.ɾɪd]
  • CMU ARPABET: D EH1 P R AH0 K EY2 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Strongly disapproved of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Belittled; insulted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
  • Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on its way out, obsolescent, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, backward, backwards, behind the times, cobwebbed, cobwebby, dated, defunct, desuete, discontinued, disused, dootsie, elderly, extinct, expired, fossilized, Havishamesque, hoary, idle, Miss Havishamesque, mouldy, obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old school, outdated, outmoded, out of date, out of fashion, outworn, parachronistic, passé, primitive, superannuated, superseded, unemployed, unoccupied, venerable, workless

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of deprecate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desaprovat — strongly disapproved of
  • Dutch: afgekeurd — strongly disapproved of
  • Finnish: paheksuttu — strongly disapproved of
  • German: abgelehnt — strongly disapproved of
  • German: verurteilt — strongly disapproved of
  • German: unzulässig — strongly disapproved of
  • German: verboten — strongly disapproved of
  • German: missbilligt — strongly disapproved of
  • Greek: αποδοκιμαζόμενος (apodokimazómenos) — strongly disapproved of
  • Greek: μη αποδεκτός (mi apodektós) — strongly disapproved of
  • Polish: niepopularny — strongly disapproved of
  • Portuguese: desaprovado — strongly disapproved of
  • Portuguese: desfavorecido — strongly disapproved of
  • Portuguese: obsoleto — strongly disapproved of
  • Portuguese: descontinuado — strongly disapproved of
  • Russian: осуждаемый (osuždajemyj) — strongly disapproved of
  • Russian: запрещенный (zapreščennyj) — strongly disapproved of
  • Turkish: kınanan — strongly disapproved of
  • Turkish: kınanmış — strongly disapproved of
  • Turkish: reddedilen — strongly disapproved of
  • Turkish: reddedilmiş — strongly disapproved of
  • Catalan: rebaixat — belittled
  • Dutch: gekleineerd — belittled
  • Finnish: vähätelty — belittled
  • French: rabaissé — belittled
  • German: geschmäht — belittled
  • Polish: umniejszany — belittled
  • Portuguese: menosprezado — belittled
  • Russian: униженный (unižennyj) — belittled
  • Catalan: desaprovat — computing: obsolescent
  • Czech: zastaralý — computing: obsolescent
  • Dutch: afgekeurd — computing: obsolescent
  • Dutch: verouderd — computing: obsolescent
  • Dutch: gedeprecieerd — computing: obsolescent
  • Finnish: vanhentunut — computing: obsolescent
  • French: obsolète — computing: obsolescent
  • German: veraltet — computing: obsolescent
  • German: obsolet — computing: obsolescent
  • German: überholt — computing: obsolescent
  • German: nicht länger gebräuchlich — computing: obsolescent
  • German: nicht mehr empfohlen — computing: obsolescent
  • Italian: obsoleto — computing: obsolescent
  • Italian: deprecato — computing: obsolescent
  • Polish: przestarzały — computing: obsolescent
  • Portuguese: deprecado — computing: obsolescent
  • Portuguese: obsoleto — computing: obsolescent
  • Portuguese: desfavorecido — computing: obsolescent
  • Portuguese: descontinuado — computing: obsolescent
  • Russian: устаревший (ustarevšij) — computing: obsolescent
  • Spanish: descontinuado — computing: obsolescent
  • Spanish: obsoleto — computing: obsolescent