Replacement

Noun

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

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:substitute

Derived terms

 * overreplacement

Thesaurus
agency, agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, backup, backup man, change, changeling, commutation, comparison, copy, counterfeit, delegation, deputation, deputy, deputyship, descendant, displacement, double, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, fake, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, heir, imitation, improvement, inheritor, instauration, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, next best thing, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, posterity, power of attorney, proxy, quid pro quo, reactivation, reconstitution, reconversion, redintegration, reenactment, reestablishment, reformation, rehabilitation, reinstatement, reinstation, reinstitution, reinvestiture, reinvestment, relief, representation, representative, reserves, restitution, restoration, reversion, ringer, second string, secondary, sign, spares, stand-in, sub, subrogation, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, successor, supersedence, superseder, superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplanter, supplanting, supplantment, surrogate, switch, symbol, synecdoche, third string, tit for tat, token, understudy, utility player, vicar, vicariousness, vice-president, vice-regent

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: vervanger, invaller, vervanging
 * Esperanto: anstataŭaĵo
 * Finnish: varaosa
 * French:, substitut
 * Italian:


 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: înlocuitor, substitut , locțiitor, substituent, substituitor
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,