Kaput and Recent

Kaput

Kaput adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: hard-line Soviet-style Communism became kaput in Russia

Recent is an antonym for kaput.

Recent

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

Kaput is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency
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Recent and Kaput. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kaput/recent
Kaput & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kaput/recent>.
Recent or Kaput. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kaput/recent.
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