Makeshift
Makeshift noun - A temporary replacement.
Reference
Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
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Synonyms for Reference
Makeshift and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Makeshift" instead a noun "Reference".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This was a reference to Coach's early designs that had him wear football gear as makeshift armor.
Source: Development Gag - Home Guard: Several sketches reference the British version in WWII, notably one based on how they frequently contrived to injure themselves with their makeshift weapons.
Source: Series / Horrible Histories - Another reference to something that is in the games but not the anime is that the reason Maylene is using Reggie's backyard for a makeshift gym is because the Veilstone Gym is closed for remodeling, which is a reference to it having a different puzzle in Platinum than in Diamond and Pearl.
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Reference and Makeshift. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/makeshift/reference
Makeshift & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/makeshift/reference>.
Reference or Makeshift. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/makeshift/reference.
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