Synonyms of obsolescence

obsolescence

noun

as in obsoleteness

the condition of no longer being used or useful; the condition of being obsolete

the obsolescence of the old technology

Once a useful tool, slide rules have fallen into obsolescence.

Related Words

• obsoleteness
• antiquation
• antiquity
• age
• datedness
• old-fashionedness
• ancientness
• agedness
• hoariness
• archaism
• fustiness
• throwback
• anachronism

Dissimilar Words

• modernity
• currency
• novelty
• freshness
• newness
• modernness
• recentness
• currentness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obsolescence

That same month, the Roundhill HALO ETF, which focuses on high-asset, low-obsolescence stocks as a diversification strategy from AI, purchased shares of Casey’s, marking the fund’s sole convenience store investment. — Norah Rami, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

One of the biggest bear cases around the AI trade has been technological obsolescence — the idea that Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) and other AI chips may have much shorter useful lives than operators assume. — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Collins will support the Army in tackling those obsolescence issues across the Chinook fleet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

The White Worm, who styled herself as a peacetime consigliere, is reduced to obsolescence by the promise of all-out war. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026