62 entries under replacement topic. ×

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substitute(noun, verb, adjective, person, change)
11
alternate(noun, adjective, person, cover, subject)
7
surrogate(noun, person, thing, agent, substitute)
7
fill-in(noun, adjective, informal, reserve, substitute)
6
backup(noun, adjective, reserve, agent, substitute)
5
deputy(noun, cover, agent, assistant)
5
pinch hitter(noun, expression, cover, informal, substitute)
5
understudy(noun, cover, reserve, substitute)
4
stand-in(noun, adjective, person, model, reserve)
4
assistant(reserve, agent, representative, backup)
4
double(noun, verb, adjective, cover, reserve)
4
dummy(noun, model, alternative, alternate)
3
auxiliary(noun, adjective, subject, substitute)
3
change(verb, cover, follow, alter, restore)
3
makeshift(substitute, alternative, alternate, backup)
3
proxy(exchange, agent, replace, representative)
3
relief(reserve, substitute, alternate, stalwart)
3
supply(verb, change, cover, follow, alter)
2
agent(representative, alternative, assistant, alternate)
2
alternative(substitute, alternate, substitution, stand-in)
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