supersession
Ousting the previous
Supersession is the act of replacing something with something else, or the state of having been replaced.
Laws undergo supersession when new legislation takes their place.
Technologies face supersession as newer innovations emerge: The supersession of film by digital photography happened faster than anyone predicted.
The word is formal, appearing mainly in legal and academic contexts.
Following in order
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- supplantingForcibly taking another's place
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- takeoverAssuming command of something
changeover · transition · swap · exchange · handover · turnover · switchover · alternation
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- repealAnnul a statute
- abrogationAbolition of a law
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
nullification · invalidation · override · preemption · countermand · vacatur · reversal · cancellation
Wrongful seizure of power
- oustingForcible removal from position
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- dethronementRemoval from sovereign power
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
toppling · unseating · coup · regime change · power shift · ascendancy · taking over · removal from office
Making something seem old-fashioned
- deprecationExpression of strong disapproval
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- phaseoutGradual discontinuation process
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
desuetude · abandonment · disuse · mothballing · sunset · expiration · redundancy · outmoding
succession
Following in order
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- supplantingForcibly taking another's place
- displacementRemoval from usual location
takeover · changeover · transition · swap · exchange · handover · turnover · switchover · alternation · rotation
annulment
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- repealAnnul a statute
- abrogationAbolition of a law
rescission · nullification · invalidation · override · preemption · countermand · vacatur · reversal · cancellation · voiding
usurpation
Wrongful seizure of power
- oustingForcible removal from position
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- dethronementRemoval from sovereign power
deposition · toppling · unseating · coup · regime change · power shift · ascendancy · taking over · removal from office
outdating
Making something seem old-fashioned
- deprecationExpression of strong disapproval
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- phaseoutGradual discontinuation process
discontinuation · desuetude · abandonment · disuse · mothballing · sunset · expiration · redundancy · outmoding · end of life
supersessioncontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · perpetuation · retention · preservation · maintenance
supersessionreinstatement
Return to previous position
restoration · reestablishment · revival · reversion · return
supersessionretention
Continued holding or possession
reinstatement · restoration · keeping · holding · entrenchment