32
stopgap(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
28
substitute(noun, adjective, support, help, ability)
22
temporary(adjective, unsettled, replacement, backup, provisional)
21
improvised(adjective, free, crude, offhand, unprepared)
17
provisional(adjective, limited, unsettled, crude, temporary)
17
expedient(noun, adjective, support, move, action)
13
alternative(noun, adjective, counterfeit, near, reserve)
11
Band-Aid(noun, adjective, fix, measure, short)
11
temporary measure(noun, fix, measure, solution, workaround)
9
shift(noun, support, move, action, control)
9
replacement(noun, help, shift, extra, backup)
9
impromptu(adjective, free, spontaneous, unprepared, unplanned)
9
resort(noun, move, action, control, help)
8
jury-rigged
8
extemporaneous(adjective, free, simple, casual, crude)
8
recourse(noun, help, supply, substitute, replacement)
8
refuge(noun, support, place, help, ability)
8
resource(noun, move, action, control, help)
8
unprepared(adjective, free, simple, natural, unprepared)
7
impermanent
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