adjective
always remaining the same
adjective
steady and not likely to change
adjective
not easily changed
adjective
steady and never changing
adjective
if something is final, it cannot be changed
adjective
fixed and not able to be changed
phrase
used for saying that nothing will change a situation or fact
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. / rɪˈpleɪs / See synonyms for: replace / replaced / replacing on Thesaurus.com This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. verb (used with object), re·placed, re·plac·ing. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of: to replace a broken dish. to restore; return; make good: to replace a sum of money borrowed. to restore to a former or the proper place: to replace the vase on the table.
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First recorded in 1585–95; re- + place
1. Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed: Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president. Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter. Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, especially by art or fraud: to supplant a former favorite.
re·place·a·ble, adjectivere·place·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·plac·er, nounnon·re·place·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-re·placed, adjectiveun·re·place·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·placed, adjectivewell-re·placed, adjective
rephrase, repic, repine, repique, repl., replace, replacement, replacement theory, replant, replantation, replay
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change, follow, oust, recover, reinstate, restore, succeed, supplant, supply, take over, alter, compensate, displace, mend, patch, reconstitute, recoup, redeem, redress, reestablish
Riders of Metro’s Blue Line will need to seek alternatives starting Saturday as the transit agency shuts the line down for three months to replace platforms at two stations.
He also wants to “replace every existing organism with a better one.”
But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
It has grown from a rotten root—striving to replace human judgment with detailed dictates.
Because this food source could abruptly disappear at any time, cutworm moths cannot be counted on to replace pine nuts.
But Klein offers nothing specific to replace that structurelessness.
When cool, replace the acid with water, and examine for hemin crystals with two-thirds and one-sixth objectives.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
New and feverish desires for luxuries replace each older want as satisfied.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Extra howitzers will be most useful to replace pieces damaged by enemy batteries on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Another would replace him, and there is little to choose among the men that garrison Condillac.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The old servant now and again crept in on soundless feet to replace with a freshly heated bottle of sak the one grown cold.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
to take the place of; supersedethe manual worker is being replaced by the machine to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place ofto replace an old pair of shoes to put back or return; restore to its rightful place
replaceable, adjectivereplaceability, nounreplacer, noun
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