replacement
/rɪplˈeɪsmʌnt/
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Definitions
Noun
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
Noun
someone who takes the place of another person
Noun
an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Noun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Noun
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Noun
a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln''s successor"
Synonyms
alternate
permutation
refilling
renewal
replacing
replenishment
substitute
substitution
successor
surrogate
switch
transposition
More General Terms
backup
backup man
commutation
compeer
equal
equivalent
exchange
fill-in
filling
fluctuation
match
peer
relief
reliever
stand-in
substitute
substitution
variation
More Specific Terms
displacement
ersatz
novation
pitching change
succedaneum
successor
supersedure
supersession
supplanting