replacement

noun

re·​place·​ment ri-ˈplās-mənt 

1

: the action or process of replacing : the state of being replaced

2

: one that replaces another especially in a job or function

Synonyms of replacement

• substitute
• backup

Examples of replacement in a Sentence

We need a replacement for our old vacuum cleaner.

Where can we get replacement parts for the tractor?

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the biggest components of the capital program is the construction of replacement jails to enable, in theory, the closure of Rikers Island. —Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026

Yet Drake views automation not as a replacement for human interaction, but as a mechanism for protecting it. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Early trials, not earth’s replacements The consensus among experts is that small pilot projects may emerge by the end of the decade—but not anything approaching the scale of today’s terrestrial data centers. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026

At the time, the group’s president, Ron Onesti, said the deal gave his group a say in who would be memorialized and named Cabrini as a possible Columbus replacement. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing replacement

• estrogen replacement therapy
• hormone replacement therapy
• replacement set
• replacement therapy

Rhymes for replacement

• abasement
• debasement
• defacement
• displacement
• effacement
• emplacement
• encasement
• misplacement
• outplacement
• basement
• placement

Kids Definition

replacement

noun

re·​place·​ment ri-ˈplā-smənt 

1

: the act of replacing : the state of being replaced

2

: one that replaces another : substitute

Legal Definition

replacement

noun

re·​place·​ment

1

a

: the act of replacing : the state of being replaced

b

: an insurer's option under a policy to replace or repair damaged property rather than pay the insured for the loss

2

: something that replaces

specifically : a new fixed asset or portion of an asset that takes the place of one discarded (as because of deterioration)