Meanings
nounreplacement (countable and uncountable, plural replacements)
plural replacements
- countableuncountableA person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post.
2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC - countableuncountableThe act of replacing something.
The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Similar
nounsomeone who takes the place of another person
Broader
nounan event in which one thing is substituted for another
Broader
nounfilling again by supplying what has been used up
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishplace
- Englishreplace
- Englishreplacement
Translations
Bulgarian смяна, замяна
- смяна (smjana)a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- замяна (zamjana)act of replacing
- заместване (zamestvane)act of replacing
Catalan substitut, reemplaçament
- substituta person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- reemplaçamentact of replacing
Czech náhrada
- náhradaa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Danish udskiftning, erstatning
- udskiftninga person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- erstatninga person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- substituta person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- udskiftningact of replacing
Dutch vervanger, plaatsvervanger
- vervangera person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- plaatsvervangera person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- vervanginga person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Esperanto anstataŭaĵo, anstataŭulo
- anstataŭaĵoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- anstataŭuloa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- anstataŭigoact of replacing
Finnish sijainen, korvike
- sijainena person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- korvikea person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- varaosaa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- vaihtaminenact of replacing
French remplaçant, substitut
- remplaçanta person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- substituta person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
German Ersatz, Ersatzspieler
- Ersatza person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- Ersatzspielera person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- Ersatzact of replacing
Greek αντικαταστάτης, υποκατάστατο
- αντικαταστάτης (antikatastátis)a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- υποκατάστατο (ypokatástato)a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- αντικατάσταση (antikatástasi)act of replacing
- υποκατάσταση (ypokatástasi)act of replacing
- αλλαγή (allagí)act of replacing
Indonesian pengganti, penggantian
- penggantia person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- penggantianact of replacing
Italian sostituto, rimpiazzo
- sostitutoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- rimpiazzoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- sostituzioneact of replacing
Japanese 代替, 交換
- 代替a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- 交換act of replacing
Māori kaitiriwā, whākapi
- kaitiriwāa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- whākapia person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- whakakapingaact of replacing
Polish zastępca, zamiennik
- zastępcaa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- zamiennika person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Portuguese substituto, substituição
- substitutoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- substituiçãoact of replacing
- reposiçãoact of replacing
Russian заме́на, замеще́ние
- заме́на (zaména)a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- замеще́ние (zameščénije)a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Spanish reemplazo, remplazo
- reemplazoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- remplazoa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- remudaa person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
- reemplazoact of replacing
- remplazoact of replacing
- remudamientoact of replacing
Swedish substitut
- substituta person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Tagalog palitambal
- palitambala person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Ukrainian замі́на
- замі́на (zamína)act of replacing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with replacement
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APA
replacement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement
MLA
“replacement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replacement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement.
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