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Makeshift

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Definition

a temporary and usually less strong replacement for something

Synonyms & similar words

makedo juryrigged improvised stopgap improvised temporary substitute stopgap makeshifty provisional jury-rigged rough-and-ready thrown-together cobbled-together do-it-yourself spare emergency stand-in surrogate replacement backup alternate makeshiftness

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