antiquating
Rendering no longer relevant
Antiquating is making something old-fashioned or obsolete.
Technology antiquates previous generations of devices: Smartphones antiquated the flip phone almost overnight.
Laws, customs, and ideas get antiquated when society moves past them.
The word emphasizes the process of becoming outdated rather than simply being old.
No longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- disusedNo longer in operation
- defunctNo longer existing
archaic · bygone · discontinued · mothballed · redundant · superannuated · outdated · phased-out
Gradual functional decline with age
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- patinaSurface film from aging
fading · yellowing · crumbling · decay · wear · dilapidation · tarnishing · oxidation
outmoded
No longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- disusedNo longer in operation
defunct · archaic · bygone · discontinued · mothballed · redundant · superannuated · outdated · phased-out · discarded
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
patina · fading · yellowing · crumbling · decay · wear · dilapidation · tarnishing · oxidation · brittleness
supersede
Replace something outdated
supplant · outpace · leapfrog · overtake · displace · phase-out · shelve · retire · discontinue
- phasing outphasing out, sunsetting, discontinuing, retiring, deprecating
antiquatingmodernizing
Making something current
updating · contemporizing · renewing · freshening · revitalizing
antiquatingupgrading
Improving to superior version
advancing · innovating · future-proofing · revolutionizing · improving
antiquatingrevitalizing
Restoring strength or energy
rejuvenating · restoring · reviving · reinvigorating · reactivating
antique, antiquity, antiques, antiquated, antiqued, antiquing, antiquarian, antiquities, antiquarianism