Synonyms: replacement, replacing
Definition: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Usage: replacing the star will not be easy
Similar words: substitution, commutation, exchange
Definition: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
Synonyms: replacement, substitute
Definition: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Similar words: equivalent
Definition: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
Usage: send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
Synonyms: transposition, substitution, switch, replacement, permutation
Definition: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Usage: the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Similar words: variation, fluctuation
Definition: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Synonyms: replacement, successor
Definition: a person who follows next in order
Usage: he was President Lincoln's successor
Similar words: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Synonyms: surrogate, alternate, replacement
Definition: someone who takes the place of another person
Similar words: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
Definition: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Usage: the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes; we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replacement, replenishment
Definition: filling again by supplying what has been used up
Similar words: filling
Definition: flow into something (as a container)