Another word for resort
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Verb
To look to when in need
See also:
Noun
A frequently visited place
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Another word for resort
Noun
A relief in the face of difficulty
Idioms:
as a last resort
Synonym Study
- Stopgap refers to a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute or expedient, to be replaced when the usual agent is available again he's just a stopgap until a new manager is appointed
- Makeshift applies to a quick expedient and, as a somewhat derogatory term, connotes an inferior substitute, carelessness, etc. we used a crate as a makeshift for a table
- Expedient refers to something used to effect a desired end, specif. to something used as a substitute for the usual means the daybed served as a useful expedient for unexpected guests
- Resort , qualified as by last, is usually used of a final resource toward which one turns for aid in time of need or emergency we'll take the bus as a last resort
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