| NOUN | act | replacement, replacing | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another |
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| person | replacement, surrogate, alternate | someone who takes the place of another person | |
| event | replacement, substitution, permutation, transposition, switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another | |
| cognition | replacement, substitute | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | |
| process | replacement, refilling, replenishment, renewal | filling again by supplying what has been used up | |
| person | replacement, successor | a person who follows next in order |
| Sounds | rihpley'smahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another. | |
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| Synonym | replacing | |
| Narrower | novation | (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties |
| pitching change | replacing a pitcher in baseball | |
| supersedure, supersession | Act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior | |
| supplanting, displacement | Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | |
| Broader | substitution, exchange, commutation | The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
| Spanish | reemplazo, remplazo | |
| Catalan | reemplaçament | |
| Verbs | replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| replace | put in the place of another | |
| replace | take the place or move into the position of | |
| Meaning | someone who takes the place of another person. | |
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| Synonyms | surrogate, alternate | |
| Broader | stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) |
| Spanish | alterno, sustituto | |
| Catalan | altern, substitut | |
| Verbs | replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| replace | take the place or move into the position of | |
| Meaning | An event in which one thing is substituted for another. | |
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| Example | "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | |
| Synonyms | substitution, permutation, transposition, switch | |
| Broader | variation, fluctuation | An instance of change |
| Spanish | permutación, substitución, sustitución | |
| Verbs | replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| Meaning | A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another. | |
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| Synonym | substitute | |
| Narrower | ersatz | An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation |
| succedaneum | (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) | |
| successor | A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone | |
| Broader | equivalent | A person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc |
| Spanish | substituto, suplente, sustituto | |
| Catalan | substitut, suplent | |
| Verbs | replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| replace | take the place or move into the position of | |
| Meaning | filling again by supplying what has been used up. | |
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| Synonyms | refilling, replenishment, renewal | |
| Broader | filling | Flow into something (as a container) |
| Spanish | reaprovisionamiento, reposición, sustitución | |
| Catalan | reposició, substitució | |
| Meaning | A person who follows next in order. | |
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| Synonym | successor | |
| Broader | peer, equal, match, compeer | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| Spanish | sucesor | |
| Catalan | successor | |
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