Definitions

replace

[ri-pleys] / rɪˈpleɪs /

VERB

take the place of; put in place of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over take over from

STRONG

alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede

WEAK

back up fill in front for give back outplace pinch hit for put back ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep precede

STRONG

break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen

WEAK

leave alone

Example Sentences

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For the answer, Chetty and his team looked to a government experiment that started over 30 years ago to demolish and replace rundown public housing projects with housing that had mixed-income levels.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the fall, at least half-a-dozen top ICE officers leading operations in regions across the country were reassigned and replaced with Border Patrol officials working for Bovino.

From The Wall Street Journal

Starbucks' compensation committee recommended in September that the cap be replaced by a quarterly review of his personal flights, which was approved by board members.

From BBC

In other works, broad gestures replace repetitive dots, blurring the imagery and changing a tense assertion of surface into predictable quasi-abstraction.

From The Wall Street Journal

The charming bicycle culture has been replaced by noisy traffic.

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