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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Wan Junaidi:

   Those were makeshift camps, and have nothing to do with this one.

4. 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.

5. Luis Gutierrez:

   Even though The President dropped the ball, The President is now doing a victory dance in the end zone, or should we call it the dead zone ? Trump's comments also drew swift condemnation from elected officials and residents of the island, where blackouts remain common, 60,000 homes still have makeshift roofs and 13 percent of municipalities lack stable phone or internet service. Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a Facebook post in Spanish, the victims of Puerto Rico, and the people of Puerto Rico in general, do not deserve to be questioned about their pain. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yuln Cruz, a Democrat who has sparred with President Trump multiple times, tweeted that President Trump is so vain President Trump thinks this is about President Trump. NO IT IS NOT. In New York, which has the largest Puerto Rican population in the mainland United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called Trump’s tweets.