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discontinued

UK/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/

adjective

Permanently no longer available for sale

“This software line has been discontinued.”

Similar

retired defunct obsolete superannuated superseded disused interrupted out of print

Opposite

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Meanings

adjectivediscontinued (not comparable)

not comparableOf a productPermanently no longer available for sale
not comparableOf a productPermanently no longer in production

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of discontinue
This software line has been discontinued.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

retired defunct obsolete superannuated superseded disused

adjectivestopped permanently or temporarily

Similar

interrupted out of print

Opposite

Also see

antediluvial antediluvian defunct deprecated elderly extinct fusty havishamesque hoary idle mouldy obsolete old-fashioned old school outmoded out of print passé

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish udgået

udgåetno longer available

French cessé

cesséno longer available

Italian dismesso, abbandonato

dismessono longer available
abbandonatono longer available

Norwegian Bokmål utgående

utgåendeno longer available

Portuguese encerrado

encerradono longer available

Cite this entry

APA

discontinued. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinued

MLA

“discontinued.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinued. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discontinued,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinued.

Source: discontinued on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.