superseded
Pushed out by
Superseded is the past tense of supersede, meaning to replace something older or less effective with something newer or better.
Technologies are superseded by innovations; laws are superseded by new legislation: The memo supersedes all previous guidelines.
What's superseded isn't necessarily destroyed—just rendered obsolete or secondary: Streaming has largely superseded physical media.
Displaced by another
- displacedShifted from proper location
- substitutedPut in place of
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
- exchangedMutually traded
swapped · switched · upgraded · updated · renewed · modernized · overhauled · revamped
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- legacyWhat's passed down
defunct · retired · discontinued · phased-out · old-fashioned · archaic · dated · passé
Surpassed or obscured
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- overtakenPassed while moving
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
- exceededWent past a limit
outpaced · outperformed · bettered · leapfrogged · trumped · topped · bested · outdone
supplanted
Displaced by another
- displacedShifted from proper location
- substitutedPut in place of
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
exchanged · swapped · switched · upgraded · updated · renewed · modernized · overhauled · revamped · converted
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
legacy · defunct · retired · discontinued · phased-out · old-fashioned · archaic · dated · passé · bygone
eclipsed
Surpassed or obscured
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- overtakenPassed while moving
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
exceeded · outpaced · outperformed · bettered · leapfrogged · trumped · topped · bested · outdone · left-behind
annulled
Declared legally void
rescinded · overruled · repealed · abrogated · vacated · withdrawn · retracted · cancelled · reversed · set-aside
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
- gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
- unusedunused, idle, untouched, vacant, empty
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
supersededsuperseding
Replacing with something newer
replacing · succeeding · latest · newest · cutting-edge