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replacement vs supplanting

supplanting vs replacement

replacement and supplanting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
replacement Yes No No No
supplanting Yes No No No
As nouns, supplanting is a hyponym of replacement; that is, supplanting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than replacement:
  • replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
  • supplanting: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
Other hyponyms of replacement include novation, pitching change, supersedure, supersession, displacement.
replacement (noun) supplanting (noun)
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
a person who follows next in order
someone who takes the place of another person
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Difference between replacement and supplanting

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