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makeshift(noun, move, action, control)
19
substitute(noun, help, reason, trick)
15
provisional(short, limited, substitute, temporary)
15
temporary(short, substitute, replacement, backup)
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expedient(noun, move, action, control)
12
Band-Aid(noun, help, fix, measure)
9
alternate(limited, replacement, backup, surrogate)
9
impermanent
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improvised(helping, makeshift)
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alternative(noun, near, reserve, remedy)
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emergency(helping, makeshift)
8
interim
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impromptu
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pro tem
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ephemeral
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make-do(noun, short, limited, crude)
4
temp(limited, substitute, replacement, temporary)
4
tentative(extra, temporary, auxiliary, contingent)
4
transient
3
ad hoc
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