replaces
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Replaces is the act of putting something new in place of something else.
A person replaces a worn tire, a company replaces an outgoing CEO, or a new technology replaces an old one: Streaming has largely replaced physical media.
When someone replaces another person, they take over their position or role: She replaced him as department head.
Replace something outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outdatedNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
deprecated · phased out · discontinued · retired · displaced · supplanted · eclipsed · sunset
Replacement for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- surrogateOne acting for another
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
alternate · backup · reserve · understudy · deputy · locum · relief · counterpart
Repair or solution
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- renewMake valid again
- rebuildRestore after damage
- mendRestore after damage
refurbish · recondition · swap out · reinstall · patch · service · maintenance · refit
Positive change in quality
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- updateNew version or information
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
retrofit · revamp · refinement · optimization · advancement · renewal · second generation · reboot
One who replaces another
- heirOne who receives legacy
- inheritorOne who receives bequests
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
descendant · throne · crown · next in line · takeover · handoff · passing the torch · changing of the guard
supersede
Replace something outdated
antiquated · deprecated · phased out · discontinued · retired · displaced · supplanted · eclipsed · sunset · legacy system
substitute
Replacement for another
fill-in · alternate · backup · reserve · understudy · deputy · locum · relief · counterpart · equivalent
fix
Repair or solution
mend · refurbish · recondition · swap out · reinstall · patch · service · maintenance · refit
improvement
Positive change in quality
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- updateNew version or information
overhaul · retrofit · revamp · refinement · optimization · advancement · renewal · second generation · reboot · refresh
successor
One who replaces another
lineage · descendant · throne · crown · next in line · takeover · handoff · passing the torch · changing of the guard · transition
replacesremoves
Takes something out
takes away · eliminates · takes out · extracts · withdraws
- valve replacementInstalling new heart flap
- hip replacementSurgical installation of artificial joint
- knee replacementProsthetic joint implantation
- hormone-replacement therapySupplementing declining sex steroids
- joint replacementImplanting artificial articulation
- find and replaceLocate text, substitute new
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