superseded

[ soo-per-see-did ]

adjective

1. set aside as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned:

   If a document has not been rescinded, but a portion of the content no longer applies, the superseded portion will be grayed out electronically.

2. succeeded or supplanted in position, office, etc., by another person:

   To avoid any dissension over the new army chief’s appointment, the superseded General chose to retire rather than continue serving in another role.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of supersede.

Other Words From

• un·su·per·sed·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of superseded¹

supersede ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Pointing to Trump’s two impeachments, Kagan suggests that “party loyalty has superseded branch loyalty, and never more so than in the Trump era.”

From Salon

Barnett insisted that no school in the state would integrate — and couldn’t be forced to, he claimed, because Mississippi’s sovereign power superseded the federal government’s.

From Salon

But just five months after she was sworn into office, the Arizona Supreme Court took up the case examining whether the limited abortion ban superseded the 1864 law.

From Los Angeles Times

At 26, he could still forge an international career but may have been superseded in the pecking order.

From BBC

The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

From New York Times