Nouns (1)
replacement
n. a feature replacing an input string by another string specified by the user, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine
Verbs (7)
replace
v. to automatically provide a substitute for a string specified by the user
substitute
v. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
put back
v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
substitute
v. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
supplant, supersede, supervene upon
v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (47)
replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon
v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
reinstate, restore to the former rank
v. restore to the previous state or rank
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
break, interrupt, end prematurely
v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
mark, make a mark on, leave a mark on
v. make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
support, bolster, bolster up
v. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
return, regress, revert, go back to, turn back
v. go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
move, displace, make move
v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon
v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
return, deliver, render
v. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
substitute, replace
v. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
move, displace, make move
v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
replace, put back
v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
countermine, sabotage, weaken, undermine, counteract, subvert
v. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
Synonyms (4)
stand in for, step in for, substitute for, deputize for
v. act as a substitute for
Antonyms (0)
replace
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