obsolescencenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɒb.səˈles.əns/us/ˌɑːb.səˈles.əns/the quality of being obsolete:
Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.
built-in/planned obsolescence
the fact that a product is intentionally designed and made so that it will not last for a long time
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Old or old-fashioned
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old
- ageing
- aging
- ancient
- creaky
- feel your age idiom
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have had its/your day idiom
- hoary
- neanderthal
- out of date
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- vintage
- went out with the ark idiom
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