Difference between Superannuated and Obsolete

What is the difference between Superannuated and Obsolete?

Superannuated as an adjective is obsolete due to age while Obsolete as an adjective is no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

Superannuated

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: obsolete due to age retired or discarded due to age

Obsolete

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform some action that causes, or attempts to cause, something to become obsolete.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

Example sentence: I can't say the advertising model is obsolete yet but it doesn't make a lot of sense in the long range.

We hope you now know whether to use Superannuated or Obsolete in your sentence.

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