Replacement and Reserve

Replacement

Replacement noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Usage example: seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement
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Synonyms for Replacement

Reserve is a synonym for replacement. In some cases you can use "Reserve" instead the word "Replacement" as a noun or an adjective.

Reserve

Reserve noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Usage example: when the first brigade fell back in retreat, the commander sent out the reserves to try to hold the line of battle

Replacement is a synonym for reserve in substitute topic. Sometimes you can use "Replacement" instead the word "Reserve" as a noun or an adjective.

How words are described

good good replacement good reserve
full full replacement full reserve
regular regular replacement regular reserve
total total replacement total reserve
Other adjectives: proper, big, cool, new, fantastic, available.
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