Synonyms for makeshift
ˈmeɪkˌʃɪftmakeshift

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1. makeshift, stopgap, make-doadjective

   something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

   Synonyms:
   make-do, stopgap

   Antonyms:
   lasting, permanent

2. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshiftadjective

   done or made using whatever is available

   "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

   Synonyms:
   improvised, jury-rigged

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

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1. makeshiftnoun

   Synonyms:
   substitute, temporary, expedient

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1. makeshiftnoun

   Synonyms:
   expedient, substitute

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1. List of paraphrases for "makeshift":

   improvised, impromptu, temporary, alternative, provisional, interim

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1. Irwin Redlener:

   It's an extremely makeshift, temporary answer to a very complex problem, it doesn't work for long, living in a motel, especially a crowded motel. It is a terrible situation for a young child.

2. Superintendent Tim Throne:

   Before the shooter was able to walk a short distance to enter the main hallway, students and staff had already entered classrooms, locked doors, erected makeshift barricades and locked down or fled according to their training, the suspect was not able to gain access to a single classroom.

3. Tulane University:

   The comment was written on a makeshift wall on our private property, normally used for a game of capture the flag, to mock the ideologies of a political candidate.

4. Mila Kunis:

   I’m not pleasantly surprised, but I’m awestricken by this group of people. They’re fighting with their own makeshift weapons, it is inspiring.

5. Chancellor Werner Faymann:

   Then we must secure our borders even more, to protect internal borders is a makeshift solution. But we have to be prepared.