Synonyms for replace
Most common
substitute exchange interchange supplant supersede restore put back
Definitions
- v. 1
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- v. 2
To refund; to repay; to pay back.
You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
- v. 3
To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
I replaced my car with a newer model.
- v. 4
To take over the position or role from.
Related words
- Word family
- replaceability replaceable replacement
Forms
- Past participle
- replaced
e.g. replaced → substituted, exchanged, interchanged, supplanted…
Example sentences
- substitute If vermouth is not available, substitute with rum.
- interchange He didn't notice the interchange ahead of him.
- supersede Malians need to supersede their ethnic fault lines.
- supplant Will artificial intelligence supplant human intelligence?
- restore Sami was determined to restore his sister's honor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| replace | steady | |
| substitute | falling | |
| interchange | falling | |
| supersede | falling | |
| supplant | steady | |
| restore | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- swap1
- 5 letters
- shift1, repay2
- 6 letters
- return2, refund2
- 7 letters
- restore2
- 8 letters
- exchange2, supplant2
- 9 letters
- surrogate3, reinstate3, supersede3
- 10 letters
- substitute3
- 11 letters
- interchange3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- remplacer
- Español
- sustituir
- Deutsch
- vertreten
- Català
- substituir