obsolescence

Noun

Meaning

The state of becoming obsolete.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obsoleteness death discontinuance decline destruction obsolete elimination aging neglect abandonment outdated deterioration annihilation attrition abstinence

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Antonyms

renaissance employment resurgence renovation sheltered adolescence

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Hypernyms

degeneration devolution

Related terms

obsolete expiration expiry lifespan obsolescent shelf life

Examples

Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it's just the beginning. Marshall McLuhan

Obsolescence and death, the reign of the archaic, the abandoned, and the corny: Really, if you saw Windows 3.0 on the sidewalk outside the building, would you bend over and pick it up?!? Bruce Sterling

But planned obsolescence is possible only if the rate of technological change is contained. David Harvey

In an age of multiple and massive innovations, obsolescence becomes the major obsession. Marshall McLuhan

Obsolescence is the moment of superabundance. Marshall McLuhan

The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence, and obsolescence. Art Linkletter

Close letter words and terms

obsignatory obsn. obsolesce obsolescent obsolescently obsolete