Synonyms for replacement

Most common

restoration · renewal · replenishment · refilling · substitution · permutation · substitute · successor

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

abduction

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.

2. n. 2

   The act of replacing something.

   The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.

3. n. 3

   The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.

Related words

Phrases

replacement depot blood replacement bus replacement service hormone replacement therapy language replacement rail replacement service replacement theology

Forms

Plural

replacements → restorations, renewals, replenishments, refillings…

Example sentences

• restoration He began his lecture with the Meiji Restoration.
• renewal The formation of youth is the renewal of the world.
• replenishment My collection was in need of replenishment.
• substitution Algeria needs to follow an import-substitution regime.
• permutation Every possible permutation of our world exists in a separate universe.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

switch¹

7 letters

renewal³

9 letters

alternate³, successor³, surrogate³, refilling

10 letters

substitute³

11 letters

restoration⁴, permutation⁴

12 letters

substitution⁴

13 letters

reinstatement⁴, replenishment⁴, transposition

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renewal³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

suppléance

Español

suplencia

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