deprecated

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adjective

Strongly disapproved of.

“Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.”

Similar
on its way outobsolescentanachronisticantediluvialantediluvianantiquatedantiqueprehistoric
Opposite
currentpraised
OriginLatin dēprecātus →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivedeprecated (comparative more deprecated, superlative most deprecated)

comparative more deprecated · superlative most deprecated

  1. Strongly disapproved of.

    But much more to be deprecated than all the particular departures from idiom already mentioned is the growing notion that every monosyllabic adjective, if an adverb is to be made of it, must have a -ly clapped on to it to proclaim the fact.

    1926, H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, page 679
  2. Belittled; insulted.
  3. computingSaid of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

    Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.

    3 more examples

    Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()

    A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.

    1999, Dave Raggett, et. al., “Conformance: requirements and recommendations”, in HTML 4.01 Specification, W3C

    Just because an element or attribute is deprecated doesn't mean that it can't be used on a webpage.

    2002, Steven E. Callihan, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example

    Synonyms: on its way out, obsolescent, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, prehistoric

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of deprecate

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
on its way outobsolescentanachronisticantediluvialantediluvianantiquatedantiqueprehistoricarchaicbackwardbackwardsbehind the timescobwebbedcobwebbydateddefunctdesuetediscontinueddisuseddootsie
Similar
legacyobsoletecondemneddisfavoredfrown on
Opposite
currentpraised
Also see
obsolescentobsoleteon its way out

Origin

  1. Latindēprecātus
  2. Englishdeprecated

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”).

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Translations

Catalan desaprovat, rebaixat
  • desaprovatstrongly disapproved of
  • rebaixatbelittled
  • desaprovatcomputing: obsolescent
Czech zastaralý
  • zastaralýcomputing: obsolescent
Dutch afgekeurd, gekleineerd
  • afgekeurdstrongly disapproved of
  • gekleineerdbelittled
  • afgekeurdcomputing: obsolescent
  • verouderdcomputing: obsolescent
  • gedeprecieerdcomputing: obsolescent
Finnish paheksuttu, vähätelty
  • paheksuttustrongly disapproved of
  • vähäteltybelittled
  • vanhentunutcomputing: obsolescent
French rabaissé, obsolète
  • rabaissébelittled
  • obsolètecomputing: obsolescent
German abgelehnt, verurteilt
  • abgelehntstrongly disapproved of
  • verurteiltstrongly disapproved of
  • unzulässigstrongly disapproved of
  • verbotenstrongly disapproved of
  • missbilligtstrongly disapproved of
  • geschmähtbelittled
  • veraltetcomputing: obsolescent
  • obsoletcomputing: obsolescent
  • überholtcomputing: obsolescent
  • nicht länger gebräuchlichcomputing: obsolescent
  • nicht mehr empfohlencomputing: obsolescent
Greek αποδοκιμαζόμενος, μη αποδεκτός
  • αποδοκιμαζόμενος (apodokimazómenos)strongly disapproved of
  • μη αποδεκτός (mi apodektós)strongly disapproved of
Italian obsoleto, deprecato
  • obsoletocomputing: obsolescent
  • deprecatocomputing: obsolescent
Polish niepopularny, umniejszany
  • niepopularnystrongly disapproved of
  • umniejszanybelittled
  • przestarzałycomputing: obsolescent
Portuguese desaprovado, desfavorecido
  • desaprovadostrongly disapproved of
  • desfavorecidostrongly disapproved of
  • obsoletostrongly disapproved of
  • descontinuadostrongly disapproved of
  • menosprezadobelittled
  • deprecadocomputing: obsolescent
  • obsoletocomputing: obsolescent
  • desfavorecidocomputing: obsolescent
  • descontinuadocomputing: obsolescent
Russian осуждаемый, запрещенный
  • осуждаемый (osuždajemyj)strongly disapproved of
  • запрещенный (zapreščennyj)strongly disapproved of
  • униженный (unižennyj)belittled
  • устаревший (ustarevšij)computing: obsolescent
Spanish descontinuado, obsoleto
  • descontinuadocomputing: obsolescent
  • obsoletocomputing: obsolescent
Turkish kınanan, kınanmış
  • kınananstrongly disapproved of
  • kınanmışstrongly disapproved of
  • reddedilenstrongly disapproved of
  • reddedilmişstrongly disapproved of
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APA

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“deprecated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprecated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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