desuetude

Noun

Meaning

The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

end close discontinuance ending conclusion retirement withdrawal achievement closure obsolete cease neglect abolish abandonment outdated
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Antonyms

development building beginning construction advantage care
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Hypernyms

inactivity inaction inactiveness

Related terms

desuete

Examples

Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience. Otherwise they fall into desuetude and become unfashionable, unorthodox-finally irregulationary. Jack Vance

Close letter words and terms

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