Synonyms of replacing

replacing

verb

present participle of replace

1

as in superseding

to take the place of

the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models

Synonyms & Similar Words

• superseding
• substituting
• supplanting
• relieving
• displacing
• displanting
• usurping
• cutting out
• preempting

2

as in returning

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• returning
• restoring
• reconveying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking
• removing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of replacing

To be sure, commercially viable applications will have to enter the market, old industrial equipment will need replacing, and computing power will need to be built. — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Khamenei has not been seen in public since replacing his father as Iran's supreme leader. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

In June, the club announced Payton agreed to a new five-year contract through 2030, replacing his previous deal worth $18 million annually. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The company is also offering supplemental guides and chip pages for a limited time so existing customers can update their collections without replacing them in full. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

The administration demolished the East Wing of the White House and is replacing it with a massive ballroom. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

The offensive line, which is replacing four starters from last season’s team that reached the national title game, held its own for the most part. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Its biggest advantage today is often in moving information, rather than replacing the transistor as the universal building block of computing. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

That’s essentially the same setup as McDonagh’s In Bruges, complete with Steve Buscemi replacing Ralph Fiennes as the mercurial superior. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026