makeshift
noun
make·shift ˈmāk-ˌshift 
: a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
makeshift adjective
Synonyms
- expedient
- stopgap
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Example Sentences
when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift
Word History
First Known Use
1766, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
makeshift
adjective
make·shift ˈmāk-ˌshift
: serving as a temporary substitute
I used my jacket as a makeshift pillow.
makeshift 1 of 3
adjective
as in new
taking the place of one that came before turned a towel into a makeshift skirt Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- new
- alternative
- alternate
- another
- substitute
- other
- second
- substitutive
- different
- improvised
- extra
- pinch
- separate
- utility
- successive
- spare
- jury
- equivalent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- first
- original
- former
- same
- permanent
- identical
- equal
- lasting
makeshift
2 of 3noun
as in stopgap
a temporary replacement when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift Synonyms & Similar Words
- stopgap
- substitute
- refuge
- backup
- alternate
- expedient
- stand-in
- quick fix
- resort
- recourse
- standby
- understudy
make shift
3 of 3phrase
as in cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs They were able to make shift without borrowing money. Synonyms & Similar Words
- cope
- get on
- get by
- get along
- do
- make out
- make do
- manage
- survive
- make ends meet
- shift
- carry on
- fare
- afford
- fend for oneself
- eke out
- last
- scrape (by or through)
- scrounge
- contrive
- scrape (out)
- squeeze
- swing
- wring
- wrest
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fall short
- fail
- collapse
- flounder
- decline
- slump
- peter (out)
- give up
- wane
- fizzle
- communions
- communiques
- communiqué
- communiqués
- communisatia
- communisation
- communisations
- communise
- communised
- communises
- communising
- Communism
- communism
- communism peak
- communisms
- communist
- communistic
- communistically
- communists
- communitarian
- communitarianism
- communitarianisms
- communitarians
- communities
- community