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makeshift

noun

1 makeshift

Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.

synonyms: make-do, stopgap.

Roget 147: substitution, commutation; supplanting etc. v.; metaphor, metonymy etc. (figure of speech) 521.    [Thing substituted] substitute, ersatz, makeshift, ... show more

Roget 617: pretext, pretense, pretension, plea; allegation, advocation; ostensible motive, ostensible ground, ostensible reason, phony reason; excuse etc. (vindication) 937; ... show more

Dutch: provisorisch, noodgreep, noodmaatregel, noodverband, noodvoorziening, provisorium
Polish: prowizorka

adjective

1 makeshift

Done or made using whatever is available:
— The rock served as a makeshift hammer.

synonyms: improvised, jury-rigged.

Polish: improwizacyjny


Moby thesaurus: action, ad hoc, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad libitum, ad-lib, ad-libbing, adulterated, agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, answer, arrangement, artifice, backup, band-aid, blemished, caught napping, caught off balance ... show more.

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