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Noun supplanting has 1 sense

• supplanting(n = noun.act) displacement - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics; Array
is a kind of replacement, replacing
Derived form verb supplant₁

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supplanting

agency, change, commutation, delegation, deputation, deputyship, displacement, exchange, power of attorney, quid pro quo, replacement, representation, subrogation, substitution, supersedence, superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplantment, switch, tit for tat, vicariousness

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supplanting

Substitution

N substitution, commutation, supplanting, metaphor, metonymy, substitute, ersatz, makeshift, temporary expedient, replacement, succedaneum, shift, pis aller, stopgap, jury rigging, jury mast, locum tenens, warming pan, dummy, scapegoat, double, changeling, quid pro quo, alternative, representative, palimpsest, price, purchase money, consideration, equivalent, substituted, ersatz, phony, vicarious, subdititious, instead, in place of, in lieu of, in the stead of, in the room of, faute de mieux.

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