replacement

Noun

Meaning

The act of replacing.

The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

switch alternate substitute substitution renewal surrogate replenishment successor change transposition alternative exchange restoration permutation proxy
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Antonyms

herald main original early indigenous ancient
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Hypernyms

equal exchange equivalent match variation relief

Hyponyms

displacement novation successor ersatz supersession supersedure

Phrases with the word

as a replacement replacement order tooth replacement crab stick replacement be a replacement for replacement of buildings in a city

Examples

I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds. Edward Hopper

Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The elimination of individual capitalists and the replacement of private capitalism by state capitalism in Russia has not in the least altered the typical helpless and authoritarian character structure of the masses of people. Wilhelm Reich

To abjure the notion of the "truly human” is to abjure the attempt to divinize the self as a replacement for a divinized world. Richard Rorty

Journey and you will find replacement to the ones left behind. Arabic Proverb

There will be a replacement for everything. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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