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recommend v.
replace v.
supplant v.

VERB

recommend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate back confirm endorse favor justify praise prescribe propose suggest uphold urge

STRONG

acclaim advance applaud celebrate commend compliment counsel enjoin esteem eulogize exalt exhort extol glorify laud magnify plug prize sanction second steer value

WEAK

be all for be satisfied with go on record for hold up put forward put in a good word put on to speak highly of speak well of stand by think highly of vouch for

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censure condemn deny discourage dissuade oppose protest reject

STRONG

blame castigate criticize debase decrease denounce disapprove dislike disregard hate humiliate insult mock refuse

VERB

replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over take over from

STRONG

alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede

WEAK

back up fill in give back outplace pinch hit for put back ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out

Antonyms

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hold keep precede

STRONG

break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

supplant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp

STRONG

bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer

WEAK

back up cast out cut out fill in force out outplace ring in stand in (for) swap places with take out take over take the place of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

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However, they communicate little about what they do on this front, for various reasons, including confidentiality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

An idealistic forum for postwar rebuilding, he discovers, has become a front for espionage and cynical realpolitik.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A popular product in the run-up to the subprime-mortgage crisis, ARMs offer a lower interest rate up front for a fixed number of years before adjusting periodically based on the prevailing interest rate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Martinez has a few parking spaces behind his business, but said trucks still need to stop in front for deliveries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

By the time he reached her floor he realized that it was too late for anything but to ask her up front for the money.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

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