outmoding
Rendering no longer current
Outmoding is the process of making something obsolete or outdated.
Technology outmodes previous versions; cultural shifts outmode old customs.
Streaming services are outmoding physical media.
The word emphasizes the active displacement of the old by the new, rather than simple decay or aging.
Forcibly taking another's place
- replacingPutting a substitute in
- supersedingReplacing with something newer
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
usurping · dethroning · preempting · displacing · succeeding · ousting · bumping · substituting
Improving to superior version
- modernizingMaking something current
- digitizingConverting to computer format
- automatingMaking processes run themselves
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
innovating · advancing · revolutionizing · streamlining · updating · overhauling · revamping · retooling
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
passe · anachronistic · superannuated · defunct · dated · bygone · deprecated · retired
Removing what's unwanted
- mothballingPreserving while inactive
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- discontinuingEnding ongoing activity
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
retiring · scrapping · junking · sunsetting · dropping · ditching · axing · killing
supplanting
Forcibly taking another's place
- replacingPutting a substitute in
- supersedingReplacing with something newer
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
overtaking · usurping · dethroning · preempting · displacing · succeeding · ousting · bumping · substituting · unseating
upgrading
Improving to superior version
- modernizingMaking something current
- digitizingConverting to computer format
- automatingMaking processes run themselves
disrupting · innovating · advancing · revolutionizing · streamlining · updating · overhauling · revamping · retooling · future-proofing
antiquated
Old and outdated
old-fashioned · passe · anachronistic · superannuated · defunct · dated · bygone · deprecated · retired · phased-out
discarding
Removing what's unwanted
- mothballingPreserving while inactive
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- discontinuingEnding ongoing activity
shelving · retiring · scrapping · junking · sunsetting · dropping · ditching · axing · killing · ending
outmodingmodernizing
Making something current
updating · refreshing · revitalizing · keeping current · contemporizing
outmodingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · conserving · keeping · retaining · sustaining
outmodingreviving
Restoring vitality or consciousness
restoring · bringing back · resurrecting · reinstating · renewing