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. Daniel Meng:

   In the medium to long term, scrap is the real threat to iron ore, for sure, we believe by 2020, replacement would become faster and the risk on iron ore from scrap would become more serious.

2. Ido Eylon:

   First it'll be the spare parts on an airplane that require replacement from time to time, like handles, it's already happening but on a smaller scale. We'll expect more interests from other sectors as well.

3. Greg McBride:

   In other words, I Bonds are not a replacement for your savings account.

4. Yascha Mounk:

   Over the past days...( replacement theory) has, for very good reason, been widely condemned, but the uncomfortable truth is that a less conspiratorial cousin of it has long been embraced in mainstream public discourse. In fact, it is one of the few things that both liberals and conservatives, both Democrats and Republicans, can now agree on.

5. Tim Myers:

   It doesn't really drive down the need for the kind of replacement that we're seeing.