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replacement
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of REPLACEMENT
a person or thing that takes the place of another <seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement>
Synonyms backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub
Related Words alternate, understudy; apology, makeshift, stopgap; agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate; assistant, reliever, second; successor, superseder
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