washed-up
No longer relevant
Washed-up describes someone whose success or relevance has passed, especially in entertainment or sports: a washed-up actor taking bit parts, He's completely washed-up as a fighter.
The image is of something deposited on shore by waves—stranded, no longer in the current.
The hyphen is standard when used before a noun.
Stuck on land
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- agroundStuck on seafloor
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- depositedPlaced for safekeeping
driftwood · flotsam · jetsam · tidal · shipwrecked · castaway · debris · seaweed
Not pertinent
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
- expiredNo longer in effect
- dethronedRemoved from power
superseded · retired · defunct · discarded · redundant · devalued · eclipsed · outshone
No longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
old-fashioned · passe · out-of-date · behind-the-times · outmoded · unfashionable · dinosaur · relic
beached
Stuck on land
deposited · driftwood · flotsam · jetsam · tidal · shipwrecked · castaway · debris · seaweed · shoreline
irrelevant
Not pertinent
dethroned · superseded · retired · defunct · discarded · redundant · devalued · eclipsed · outshone · surpassed
outdated
No longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
dated · old-fashioned · passe · out-of-date · behind-the-times · outmoded · unfashionable · dinosaur · relic · bygone
decline
Decrease or refuse
flopped · failed · unsuccessful · ruined · disgraced · defeated · broken · burnout · flameout · tanked
faded
Lost original color
haggard · weary · exhausted · deteriorated · degraded · tattered · frayed · shabby · ragged · rundown
- minor celebritieshas-been, one-hit wonder, local celebrity, soap star, starlet
- outdatedobsolete, outdated, out of date, dated, outmoded
- celebrity labelsfamous, iconic, legendary, A-list, B-list
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- obscurityinvisibility, anonymity, concealment, hiddenness, obscurity
washed-uprising
Act of ascending
up-and-coming · successful · thriving · ascendant · hot
washed-upfresh
Newly made, not stale
vibrant · vital · energetic · dynamic · revitalized
washed-uprelevant
Applying to the topic
current · vital · in vogue · cutting-edge · fresh-faced
wash, washing, washed, washer, washout, washable, washcloth, dishwasher, washers