sunsetted
Officially ended support
Sunsetted means phased out or discontinued, especially of policies, programs, or software features that were allowed to expire rather than being abruptly terminated.
The term comes from sunset clauses—provisions that automatically end unless renewed: The legacy system was sunsetted last quarter.
Corporate and government jargon, often criticized as euphemistic for simply ending something.
Gradually removed from use
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
mothballed · shelved · superseded · decommissioned · end-of-life · legacy · unsupported · archived
Dimming after sundown
- eveningLate day period
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
- nightfallOnset of darkness
horizon · silhouette · amber · dimming · crepuscular · skyline · tranquility
State of conclusive completion
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
- shutdownCessation of operations
wind-down · wrap-up · completion · cessation · discontinuation · expiration · phase-out · retirement
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
tapering · weakening · receding · subsiding · atrophying · eroding · deteriorating · dying
phased-out
Gradually removed from use
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
withdrawn · mothballed · shelved · superseded · decommissioned · end-of-life · legacy · unsupported · archived · scrapped
dusk
Dimming after sundown
nightfall · horizon · silhouette · amber · dimming · crepuscular · skyline · tranquility
finality
State of conclusive completion
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
shutdown · wind-down · wrap-up · completion · cessation · discontinuation · expiration · phase-out · retirement · finale
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
dwindling · tapering · weakening · receding · subsiding · atrophying · eroding · deteriorating · dying · withering
sunsettedlaunched
Set in motion
introduced · rolled out · released · debuted · initiated
sunsettedactive
In operation now
supported · maintained · operational · continued · in production