REPLACEMENT
/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 22
Definition
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.
— synonyms: replacing
- noun someone who takes the place of another person.
— synonyms: surrogate, alternate
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another.
— synonyms: substitution, permutation, transposition, switch
- noun a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.
— synonyms: substitute
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up.
— synonyms: refilling, replenishment, renewal
- noun a person who follows next in order.
— synonyms: successor
Examples
- “The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.”
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