Standard Lemma guide

superannuated

adj · verb · 5 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.

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  • /ˌsupɚˈænjuˌeɪtɪd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Obsolete, antiquated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: archaic, dated, out of date, outdated, outmoded, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, backward, backwards, behind the times, cobwebbed, cobwebby, defunct, desuete,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old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old school, out of fashion, outworn, parachronistic, passé, primitive, superannuated, superseded, unemployed, unoccupied, venerable, workless

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Retired or discarded due to age.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decrepit, long in the tooth, over the hill, elder, elderly, geriatric, gerontologic, gerontological, matured, of a certain age, old as Methuselah, on in years, senior, superannuated, ivy-covered, preserved, wintry

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of superannuate

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

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

old; no longer valid or fashionable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • obsolete words
  • an obsolete locomotive
  • outdated equipment
  • superannuated laws
  • out-of-date ideas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outdated, out-of-date

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

too old to be useful- Anthony Trollope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overage, overaged, over-the-hill

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Latin superannuatus (“more than one year old”), from super (“over”) (English super-) + annus (“year”) (English annual).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: obsoleet — obsolete, antiquated
  • Dutch: verouderd — obsolete, antiquated
  • Finnish: vanhanaikainen — obsolete, antiquated
  • Finnish: vanhentunut — obsolete, antiquated
  • Finnish: yli-ikäinen — obsolete, antiquated
  • French: obsolète — obsolete, antiquated
  • French: dépassé — obsolete, antiquated
  • German: veraltet — obsolete, antiquated
  • Hungarian: elévült — obsolete, antiquated
  • Hungarian: kiöregedett — obsolete, antiquated
  • Portuguese: obsoleto — obsolete, antiquated
  • Portuguese: antiquado — obsolete, antiquated
  • Russian: устаре́вший (ustarévšij) — obsolete, antiquated
  • Dutch: gepensioneerd — retired or discarded due to age
  • Dutch: afgedankt — retired or discarded due to age
  • French: pensionné — retired or discarded due to age
  • French: licencié — retired or discarded due to age
  • German: pensioniert — retired or discarded due to age
  • German: veraltet — retired or discarded due to age
  • Hungarian: nyugalmazott — retired or discarded due to age
  • Hungarian: kiselejtezett — retired or discarded due to age
  • Portuguese: aposentado — retired or discarded due to age