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See Also:

• past participle of supersede.
• past tense form of supersede.

superseded

American  

[soo-per-see-did] / ˌsu pərˈsi dɪd /

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   If a document has not been rescinded, but a portion of the content no longer applies, the superseded portion will be grayed out electronically.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   To avoid any dissension over the new army chief’s appointment, the superseded General chose to retire rather than continue serving in another role.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unsuperseded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of superseded

supersede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Church scorned French Impressionism as slapdash, and Ms. Johnson suggests that his work became less popular simply because it was superseded by a more innovative style.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

By “Schumpeterian creative destruction,” Evercore authors Krishna Guha, Marco Casiraghi and Gang Lyu refer to the continuous destruction of older occupations and industries that are superseded by more modern, innovative and productive models.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Equity wealth has superseded incomes from employment as the driver of spending, he says.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

We tend to assume that useful technologies, once acquired, inevitably persist until superseded by better ones.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond