replacement vs relief

relief vs replacement

replacement and relief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
replacement	Yes	No	No	No
relief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relief is a hypernym of replacement; that is, relief is a word with a broader meaning than replacement:

replacement: someone who takes the place of another person
relief: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

Other hypernyms of replacement include backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute.

replacement (noun)	relief (noun)
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another	aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
an event in which one thing is substituted for another	assistance in time of difficulty
a person who follows next in order	the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
someone who takes the place of another person	sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
filling again by supplying what has been used up	a change for the better
	the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
	(law) redress awarded by a court
	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
	a pause for relaxation

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