replacement

Noun
  1. The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (synset 100198621)
    "replacing the star will not be easy"
    is a type of: commutation, exchange, substitution - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
    subtypes:
    • novation - (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
    • pitching change - replacing a pitcher in baseball
    • supersedure, supersession - act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
    • displacement, supplanting - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
    same as: replacing
  2. Someone who takes the place of another person (synset 110699600)
    is a type of: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
    same as: alternate, surrogate
  3. An event in which one thing is substituted for another (synset 107458361)
    "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
    is a type of: fluctuation, variation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    same as: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition
  4. A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (synset 105704390)
    is a type of: equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
    subtypes:
    • ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
    • successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
    • succedaneum - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
    same as: substitute
  5. Filling again by supplying what has been used up (synset 113569128)
    is a type of: filling - flow into something (as a container)
    same as: refilling, renewal, replenishment
  6. A person who follows next in order (synset 110691175)
    "he was President Lincoln's successor"
    is a type of: compeer, equal, match, peer - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
    same as: successor

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