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replacing

replacing

2.5
The act of using someone or something instead of another
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
translation icon : reemplazo
  • The replacing of old furniture with new pieces transformed the look of the room.

It's a habit you're free to enjoy and makes replacing your bad habit easy.

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Examples

  • It's a habit you're free to enjoy and makes replacing your bad habit easy.

  • There's no replacing the energy of the crowd.

  • OK, so it's about replacing the sentences that you say to yourself.

  • Future Libraries and 17 Forms of Information Replacing Books

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's a habit you're free to enjoy and makes replacing your bad habit easy.

  • The replacing of outdated technology with modern devices is essential for efficiency.

  • After the storm, the city focused on replacing the damaged infrastructure quickly.

Synonyms

replacement
vsreplacing
104 2.3

The act of putting a new thing in place of an old one

focuses on providing a person or thing to take another's role
substitution
vsreplacing
38 3.5

To replace one thing or person with another

is about supplying an alternate person or thing to take the place
permutation
vsreplacing
1 7.6

The act of replacing one thing with another

is about supplying an alternate person or thing rather than the switching process
commutation
vsreplacing
1 7.4

To replace one thing or person with another

is about providing an alternate person or thing rather than the process
surrogation
vsreplacing
9.2

Using one person or thing instead of another

is about giving an alternate person or thing to fill the role
transplacement
vsreplacing
9.3

Putting a new thing in the place of another, like a statue

is about providing an alternate without stressing position or placement
supersedure
vsreplacing
9.9

To replace an old person or thing with a new, better one

is the neutral act of providing an alternate without implying superiority
supplantation
vsreplacing
  • Formal
9.6

An action that replaces a person or thing, often by force

is about providing an alternate without using force or cunning
supplanting
vsreplacing
7.9

The act of taking the place of another person or thing, often by unfair methods

is the neutral act of supplying an alternate without wrongdoing

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

How Durable

replacing
2.5
patching
3 2.3
darning
1 6.7
quick fix
27 4.2

Surface Forms

replacing singular
replacings plural

Morphology

replacing = replace (semi-transparent) = re + place + ing

The noun meaning 'the act of replacing' is a standard and fully predictable -ing nominalization of the verb 'replace'.

Etymology

Replacing comes from two parts: re- 'again' and place 'put' or 'position'. So replacing is literally putting a new person or thing in someone else's place, which is why it means 'providing a substitute'.