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Being a substitute or substitutes
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- Being a substitute or substitutes
Espousing or reflecting values that are different from those of the establishment or mainstream:
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- Espousing or reflecting values that are different from those of the establishment or mainstream:
- Being one of a number of possible choices or courses of action:
- Existing outside traditional or established institutions or systems:
Serving as a stopgap:
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- Serving as a stopgap:
- Used as a stopgap
- Temporary; short-term.
A person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift
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- A person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift
- An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient.
- A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained.
(Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
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- (Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
A member of the armed forces available for assignment to fill a vacancy or complete a quota; reinforcement
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- A member of the armed forces available for assignment to fill a vacancy or complete a quota; reinforcement
- The act or process of replacing or of being replaced; substitution.
- A replacing or being replaced
temporary
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device
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resort
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The doing or consideration of what is of selfish use or advantage rather than of what is right or just; self-interest
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- The doing or consideration of what is of selfish use or advantage rather than of what is right or just; self-interest
- Adherence to self-serving means:
- (Countable) An expedient.
A device used in an emergency; makeshift; resource
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- A device used in an emergency; makeshift; resource
- Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need:
- Something that is a means to an end, especially when based on self-interest:
Functional shift.
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- Functional shift.
- (--- Music) A change of the hand position in playing the violin or a similar instrument.
- A change in direction:
An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient.
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- An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient.
- A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained.
- A person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift
help
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substitute
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Find another word for makeshift. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for makeshift, like: substitute, alternative, stopgap, stopgap, substitute, replacement, temporary, device, resort, expediency and expedient.
