28
makeshift(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
19
substitute(noun, adjective, help, reason, trick)
15
provisional(adjective, short, limited, substitute, temporary)
15
temporary(adjective, short, substitute, replacement, backup)
14
expedient(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
12
Band-Aid(noun, adjective, help, fix, measure)
12
temporary measure(noun, expression, fix, measure, substitute)
9
alternate(adjective, limited, replacement, backup, surrogate)
9
impermanent(adjective, makeshift)
9
improvised(adjective, helping, makeshift)
8
alternative(noun, adjective, near, reserve, remedy)
8
emergency(adjective, helping, makeshift)
8
interim(adjective, temporary)
7
quick fix(noun, expression, idiom, fix, measure)
7
shift(noun, move, action, control, help)
6
improvisation(noun, help)
6
refuge(noun, place, help, measure, supply)
6
resort(noun, move, action, control, help)
6
resource(noun, move, action, control, help)
5
band-aid solution(noun, fix, measure, solution, workaround)
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