The best replacement for candidate key is primary key.

The best alternatives to candidate key are rated as following:
★★★★★  primary key
★★★★  super key
★★★  composite key
★★★  alternate key
★★★  unique key
★★  foreign key
★★  surrogate key
★  natural key
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