replacement

English Thesaurus

1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act)

hypernym	:	commutation, exchange, substitution,
definition	:	the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)

hyponym	:	novation,
definition	:	(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pitching change,
definition	:	replacing a pitcher in baseball (noun.act)

hyponym	:	supersedure, supersession,
definition	:	act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior (noun.act)

hyponym	:	displacement, supplanting,
definition	:	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics (noun.act)

2. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	equivalent,
definition	:	a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	ersatz,
definition	:	an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	successor,
definition	:	a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	succedaneum,
definition	:	(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) (noun.cognition)

3. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

hypernym	:	fluctuation, variation,
definition	:	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)

4. a person who follows next in order (noun.person)

hypernym	:	compeer, equal, match, peer,
definition	:	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (noun.person)

5. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute,
definition	:	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

6. filling again by supplying what has been used up (noun.process)

hypernym	:	filling,
definition	:	flow into something (as a container) (noun.process)

7. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

8. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)

9. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	swap, switch, swop, trade,
definition	:	exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb.possession)

10. a person who follows next in order (noun.person)

derivation	:	come after, follow, succeed,
definition	:	be the successor (of) (verb.social)

11. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	alternate, understudy,
definition	:	be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	alternate,
definition	:	exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)

12. filling again by supplying what has been used up (noun.process)

derivation	:	fill again, refill, replenish,
definition	:	fill something that had previously been emptied (verb.change)

13. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

14. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)

15. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	swap, switch, swop, trade,
definition	:	exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb.possession)

16. a person who follows next in order (noun.person)

derivation	:	come after, follow, succeed,
definition	:	be the successor (of) (verb.social)

17. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	alternate, understudy,
definition	:	be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	alternate,
definition	:	exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)

18. filling again by supplying what has been used up (noun.process)

derivation	:	fill again, refill, replenish,
definition	:	fill something that had previously been emptied (verb.change)

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