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| Main Entry: | replace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of; put in place of |
| Synonyms: | alter, back up, change, compensate, displace, fill in, follow, mend, oust, patch, recoup, recover, redeem, redress, reestablish, refund, regain, reimburse, reinstate, repay, restore, retrieve, ring, shift, sub*, substitute, succeed, supersede, supplant, supply, front for, give back, outplace, pinch hit for, put back, reconstitute, restitute, ring in, sit in, stand in, stand in lieu of, step into shoes of, swap places, take out, take over, take over from |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, castle, change, change hands, commute, correspond, displace, flip-flop*, interchange, invert, market, network, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck*, buy and sell, cash in, contact with, convert into, deal in, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, link up, pass to, pay back, return the compliment, swap horses, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reconstruct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reorganize, build up |
| Synonyms: | copy, deduce, do up*, doctor*, fix, fix up, modernize, overhaul, patch, rebuild, reestablish, reform, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, repair, replace, reproduce, restore, revamp, rework, make over, piece together, reassemble, recast, recondition, reconstitute, recreate, refashion, remake, remold, reorient, reshuffle, retool |
| Antonyms: | destroy, raze, ruin |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reinstate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back responsibility |
| Synonyms: | recall, redeem, reestablish, rehabilitate, reintroduce, renew, replace, restore, return, revive, bring back, put back, put in power again, reelect, rehire, reinvest |
| Antonyms: | fire, let go |
| Main Entry: | renew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start over; refurbish |
| Synonyms: | brace, continue, exhilarate, extend, fix up, freshen, go over, mend, modernize, overhaul, prolong, reestablish, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, repair, repeat, replace, replenish, restore, resume, resuscitate, revive, spruce, stimulate, transform, begin again, breathe new life into, bring up to date, gentrify, reaffirm, reawaken, recommence, recondition, recreate, refit, reinvigorate, reopen, restate, restock, retread, revitalize |
| Antonyms: | finish, halt, kill, stop |
| Main Entry: | replenish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fill, stock |
| Synonyms: | furnish, make up, provide, provision, refresh, renew, replace, restore, top, refill, reload, restock |
| Antonyms: | deplete, waste, use up |
| Main Entry: | shift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | switch, fluctuate |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, alter, blow hot and cold*, budge, change, cook*, deviate, dislocate, displace, disturb, do up*, drift, exchange, fault, flip-flop*, hem and haw*, move, rearrange, remove, replace, ship, shuffle, slip, stir, substitute, swerve, tack, transfer, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, waffle, bottom out, change gears, dial back, move around, move over, recalibrate, relocate, reposition, swap places, switch over, transmogrify, turn around, turn the corner, turn the tables, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | deactivate, remain, stagnate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interchange, exchange |
| Synonyms: | act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in for, sub*, supersede, supplant, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place, take over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | supersede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of; override |
| Synonyms: | abandon, annul, desert, discard, displace, forsake, oust, overrule, reject, remove, replace, repudiate, succeed, supplant, supplement, suspend, usurp, outmode, outplace, set aside, take over |
| Antonyms: | accept, lower, submit |
| Main Entry: | switch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change, exchange |
| Synonyms: | convert, deflect, deviate, divert, interchange, rearrange, replace, shift, sidetrack, substitute, swap, trade, turn, turnabout, veer, change course, shunt, turn aside |
| Main Entry: | rearrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do over |
| Synonyms: | change, order, readjust, reconstruct, reorganize, replace, revamp, rework, shift, switch, redistribute, reposition, reset, reshuffle |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become different |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve, fluctuate, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate, naturalize, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remodel, renovate, reorganize, replace, resolve, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, temper, transform, translate, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp, make innovations, make over, recondition, remake, restyle, tamper with, transfigure, transmute |
| Antonyms: | continue, hold, keep, persist, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of |
| Synonyms: | chase, come from, displace, ensue, pursue, replace, result, succeed, supersede, supplant, be subsequent to, come after, come next, go after, go next, postdate, proceed from, spring from, supervene |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
| Antonyms: | neglect, pass over, shun, slight |
| Main Entry: | restore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, make new |
| Synonyms: | build up, cure, heal, improve, make restitution, mend, modernize, rebuild, recall, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reestablish, refresh, refurbish, rehabilitate, reinforce, reinstate, reintroduce, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, repair, replace, rescue, retouch, revive, strengthen, touch up, update, bring back, make healthy, reanimate, recondition, reconstitute, reerect, reimpose, revitalize, revivify, set to rights, win back |
| Antonyms: | break, damage, destroy, hurt |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolve, ax, bounce, bump, bust, can*, cashier, discard, disencumber, dispense, displace, eject, excuse, exempt, expel, fire, kick out, lay off, let off, nix*, oust, relieve, remove, replace, spare, supersede, supplant, terminate, unload, boot out, disburden, freeze out, give one notice, let go, let one go, let out, lock out, privilege from, ride out on rail, run out of town, show the door |
| Antonyms: | assign, delegate, employ, engage, hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | displace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove from position of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | banish, can*, cashier*, cut out*, deport, depose, dethrone, discard, discharge, dismiss, exile, expatriate, fire, oust, relegate, remove, replace, sack*, succeed, supersede, supplant, transport, usurp, discrown, disenthrone, disthrone, step into shoes of, take over, take the place of, uncrown, unmake |
| Antonyms: | leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disturb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder; dislocate |
| Synonyms: | confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorganize, displace, distort, foul up*, interfere, jumble, mess up, mix up, move, muddle, remove, replace, shift, tamper, unsettle, upset, louse up |
| Antonyms: | arrange, locate, order, organize, sort |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fill in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act as substitute |
| Synonyms: | deputize, insinuate, interject, interpose, replace, represent, understudy, stand in, substract, take the place of |
| Main Entry: | restore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back |
| Synonyms: | replace, return, hand back, put back, send back |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back, send back |
| Synonyms: | bestow, convey, give, make restitution, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, replace, requite, restore, retaliate, send, take back, transmit, carry back, hand back, pay back, put back, reinsert, reseat, restitute, roll back, thrust back, toss back |
| Antonyms: | keep, take |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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