outdating
Rendering no longer current
Outdating is making something obsolete or out of date.
Technology outdates quickly; what was cutting-edge last year may already be outdating.
The word appears less often than its result—outdated—but captures the active process: Social media is outdating traditional advertising methods.
Belonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- antiquatedOld and outdated
old-fashioned · superseded · disused · passé · stale · unfashionable · anachronistic · redundant
archaic
Belonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
antiquated · old-fashioned · superseded · disused · passé · stale · unfashionable · anachronistic · redundant · mothballed
supersede
Replace something outdated
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- outperformAchieve superior results
surpass · transcend · overshadow · supplant · displace · replace · dethrone · outclass · outdo · exceed
outdatingmodernizing
Making something current
updating · refreshing · renewing · contemporizing · revitalizing
outdatingfuture-proofing
Preparing for anticipated changes
advancing · upgrading · innovating · revolutionizing · perpetuating
outdatingupgrading
Improving to superior version
innovating · advancing · revolutionizing · digitalizing · overhauling
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