MAKESHIFT Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word makeshift. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word makeshift. (close relations)

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	stopgap				nounn
	noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
	impromptu				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	noun • an extemporaneous speech or remark • a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation adverb • without advance preparation adjective satellite • with little or no preparation or forethought
	provisional				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
	substitute				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute
	temporary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not permanent; not lasting noun • a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis adjective satellite • lacking continuity or regularity
	improvisatory				adjectiveadj
	adjective • Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
	ad hoc				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adverb • for one specific case adjective satellite • often improvised or impromptu • for or concerned with one specific purpose
	improvised				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available
	jury-rigged				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available
	make-do				adjectiveadj
	noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

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