obsolete
/ˌɑbsəˈlit/
adjective
- No longer used or useful because something newer and better exists.
- Many old cell phones become obsolete within a few years.
- The factory replaced its obsolete equipment with modern robots.
- Floppy disks are now obsolete, replaced by USB drives and cloud storage.
Synonyms
verb
- To make something no longer useful or outdated, usually by replacing it with something better.
- Digital streaming has obsoleted physical media like DVDs for many people.
- The invention of the smartphone obsoleted many separate gadgets like cameras and GPS units.
- New technology often obsoletes older devices within a decade.