Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

replacement

[ri-pleys-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Todd Sohn, chief ETF strategist at Baird Strategas, pitched managed futures as a possible bond replacement in a report shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lineague lawyers say Altus approved replacement rapid shutdown devices that had connectors that were incompatible with the connectors for the solar panels, and Pearce used jumpers between the connectors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The seizure highlights the gradual replacement of Iranian and European technologies with those from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

GWR said no trains or replacement bus services would be able to operate between the two Falmouth stations, however, it said it expected that trains would still be operated between Truro and Falmouth Town.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

One of the many reasons for this decline is the replacement of workers through the use of robots and other forms of automation that require fewer workers, even those with advanced skills.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

When his phone screen cracked, he spent a week on Amazon comparing six or seven replacements and adding them to his basket.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Musk canceled Tesla’s luxury Models S and X without replacements as he focuses on fully autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Hesson also refuted suggestions that Mohammad Imran and Mohammad Imran Jr were both called up as replacements because the PCB was confused by their names.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Qatar gave the luxury Boeing 747 jet to the United States in 2025, after Trump complained about the ageing current presidential planes and delays to the delivery of their planned replacements.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

But she had refused to, until he had replacements; and so he’d been caught in shoes that swooped up gaily at the toes, like a clown’s.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




Vocabulary lists containing replacement


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training