4
deputy(noun, adjective, reserve, substitute, replacement)
4
stalwart(noun, reserve, substitute, fallback)
4
stand-in(noun, adjective, reserve, substitute, replacement)
4
support(prop, backbone)
3
assistant(noun, reserve, substitute, replacement, alternate)
3
double(noun, cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
3
emergency(noun, adjective, increase, spare, reserve)
3
extra(noun, adjective, spare, reserve, replacement)
3
fill-in(noun, cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
3
second(extra, substitute, replacement, auxiliary, supernumerary)
3
secondary(adjective, increase, reserve, subsidiary, supportive)
3
spare(noun, adjective, reserve, extra, replacement)
3
stand-by(noun, control, duty, reliable, responsible)
3
successor(noun, cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
3
supplemental(adjective, increase, extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
3
supplementary(adjective, increase, extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
3
supporter(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
2
ancillary(adjective, extra, substitute, auxiliary, supernumerary)
2
maintainer(support, prop, pillar, backbone, bulwark)
2
reliance
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