Makeshift
Makeshift noun - A temporary replacement.
Usage example: when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift
Standby
Standby noun - Something or someone to which one looks for support.
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Synonyms for Standby
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Related pairs
- substitute and makeshift
- substitute and standby
- reserve and makeshift
- reserve and standby
- relief and makeshift
- relief and standby
- deputy and makeshift
- deputy and standby
- alternative and makeshift
- alternative and standby
- refuge and makeshift
- refuge and standby
- resource and makeshift
- resource and standby
Both words in one sentence
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Kenyan Special Forces soldiers await on standby and communicate with their intelligence agents on the ground from a large makeshift warehouse base in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source: Film / Eye in the Sky
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Standby and Makeshift. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/makeshift/standby
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