Alternate
Stopgap
Stopgap noun - A temporary replacement.
Usage example: the coach we have now was only hired as a stopgap until someone with more experience is found
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Synonyms for Stopgap
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Related pairs
- substitute and alternate
- substitute and stopgap
- reserve and alternate
- reserve and stopgap
- relief and alternate
- relief and stopgap
- shift and alternate
- shift and stopgap
- deputy and alternate
- deputy and stopgap
- alternative and alternate
- alternative and stopgap
- makeshift and alternate
- makeshift and stopgap
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Stopgap and Alternate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/stopgap
Alternate & Stopgap. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/stopgap>.
Stopgap or Alternate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/stopgap.
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