OBSOLETENESS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

obsoleteness

noun

as in obsolescence

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obsolescence

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But that narrative around obsolescence has largely receded in the intervening months, as strong earnings expectations and new AI products and partnerships out of the sector revived investor confidence.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet in a culture that equates progress with perpetual acceleration, to pause is to risk obsolescence.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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