Synonyms for replacement
rɪˈpleɪs məntre·place·ment

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1. replacement, replacingnoun

   the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

   "replacing the star will not be easy"

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, renewal, substitution, successor, transposition, surrogate, refilling, replenishment, replacing, permutation, substitute

2. surrogate, alternate, replacementnoun

   someone who takes the place of another person

   Synonyms:
   switch, surrogate, substitute, renewal, substitution, successor, transposition, refilling, replenishment, alternate, permutation, replacing, deputy

3. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switchnoun

   an event in which one thing is substituted for another

   "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

   Synonyms:
   reversal, refilling, replacing, exchange, commutation, renewal, switch, substitution, replenishment, surrogate, heterotaxy, successor, switching, shift, alternate, permutation, electrical switch, transposition, substitute, electric switch

4. substitute, replacementnoun

   a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, substitution, refilling, relief, successor, replacing, backup, renewal, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, transposition, permutation, surrogate, reserve, alternate, replenishment, stand-in, switch, substitute

5. refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewalnoun

   filling again by supplying what has been used up

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, reclamation, renewal, replenishment, successor, transposition, surrogate, refilling, substitution, rehabilitation, replacing, permutation, substitute

6. successor, replacementnoun

   a person who follows next in order

   "he was President Lincoln's successor"

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, substitute, renewal, successor, transposition, surrogate, refilling, replenishment, substitution, replacing, permutation, heir

Matched Categories

1. • Equivalent
   • Filling
   • Peer
   • Substitution

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1. replacementnoun

   Synonyms:
   re-establishment, reinstatement

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1. replacementnoun

   Synonyms:
   restoration, reinstatement

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1. List of paraphrases for "replacement":

   substitution, substitute, replacing, replace, alternative, lieu, override, alternate, replacements, surrogate, replenishment, spare, change-out, replaced, reprovisioning, proxy, renewal, alternatives, outplacement, superseding

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How to use replacement in a sentence?

1. Ryan Phelan:

   It is unfortunate that biomedical research still relies on the harvesting of a vulnerable wild animal population when there is a simple, effective, sustainable replacement.

2. Frank Gillett:

   People don't drop their brand new phones and run out and get new ones immediately, it takes a while to build up steam as people hit the replacement cycle.

3. Mica Mosbacher:

   Passing a healthcare replacement bill is a lot like trying to put socks on a rooster

4. Uttam Kumar Bhattarai:

   Replacement means you are taking the substandard food back which could be distributed elsewhere, so this should be destroyed.

5. Tommy Vietor:

   This story is really bad, well-documented and credible, and obviously the right course of action for Platner is to drop out as soon as possible so that Maine democrats can get a replacement on the ballot.