REPLACING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REPLACING?

Need another word that means the same as “replacing”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “replacing” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Replacing” are: replacement

Replacing as a Noun

Definitions of "Replacing" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “replacing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.

Synonyms of "Replacing" as a noun (1 Word)

replacement

Someone who takes the place of another person. Please stay until we find a replacement for you.

Usage Examples of "Replacing" as a noun

• Replacing the star will not be easy.

Associations of "Replacing" (30 Words)

agent	Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. Their research uncovered new disease agents.
alternate	Be an understudy or alternate for a role. A novel set in an alternate universe.
alternating	Reversing direction. Alternating current.
alternative	Pertaining to unconventional choices. The various alternative methods for resolving disputes.
alternatively	In place of, or as an alternative to. Alternatively you may telephone us direct if you wish.
converter	A camera lens which changes the focal length of another lens by a set amount. A camera fitted with a x2 converter.
deputy	An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent. His deputy has been largely running the business for the past year.
displace	Cause to move, usually with force or pressure. The refugees were displaced by the war.
exchange	Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. Exchange employees between branches of the company.
fungible	(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. It is by no means the world s only fungible commodity.
instead	As an alternative or substitute. She never married preferring instead to remain single.
interchange	Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action. Synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context s meaning.
permanently	For a long time without essential change. His lungs are permanently damaged.
permutation	Each of several possible ways in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged. His thoughts raced ahead to fifty different permutations of what he must do.
permute	Change the order or arrangement of. We wish to permute the order of the bytes.
proxy	A figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation. Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.
replacement	The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another. A hip replacement.
reversal	Turning in an opposite direction or position. The champions suffered a League reversal at Gloucester last month.
substitute	Act or serve as a substitute. Dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb.
substitution	An event in which one thing is substituted for another. A tactical substitution.
successor	A person who inherits some title or office. Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the German romantic school.
supercede	Take the place or move into the position of.
supersede	Take the place or move into the position of. The older models of car have now been superseded.
supplant	Take the place or move into the position of. The computer has supplanted the slide rule.
surrogate	Denoting a child to whom a woman gives birth as a surrogate mother. She has given birth to three surrogate babies.
swap	An equal exchange. Swap one of your sandwiches for a cheese and pickle.
temporarily	For a limited period of time; not permanently. A temporarily vacant department store.
transpose	Transfer from one place or period to another. An evacuation order transposed the school from Kent to Shropshire.
transposition	(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign. A transposition of an old story into a contemporary context.
vicarious	Acting or done for another. Vicarious atonement.