Synonyms for lieu
lulieu

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.9 / 7 votes

1. stead, position, place, lieunoun

   the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

   "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

   Synonyms:
   stance, billet, berth, seat, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, position, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

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1. • Function

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. lieunoun

   Synonyms:
   [Fr.] place, room, stead

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "lieu":

   replacement, place, substitute, substitution, replace, replacing, location, alternative

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1. Paul Vitrano:

   They’re not transportation vehicles and shouldn’t be used in lieu of a motor vehicle.

2. Daniel Russel:

   This is what America First gets us - everyone for themselves in lieu of a collaborative network of partners, at a time when North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals are rapidly expanding, the abrogation of GSOMIA directly harms U.S. national security.

3. Candace Owens:

   I think it's pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the clip in its full entirety.

4. Fernando Benitez:

   We believe authorities are using the deportation -- which is an executive prerogative here in Mexico, whereby the executive branch can deport any foreigner without cause and without a trial whenever they see fit -- and they're using that in lieu of an extradition, to the extent of our knowledge, he has committed no crime at all in Mexico.

5. King Herod:

   In lieu of defeating Israel on the battlefield, the Jihad has initiated a war of delegitimization intended on erasing international support for Israel, in essence it’s a massive smear campaign in which Israel’s ancient history in this land is systematically erased and replaced with an invented Palestinian narrative. The main target of this campaign are young westerners who are simply too ignorant to fight back with facts.