The best replacement for taper is fade.

The best alternatives to taper are rated as following:
★★★★★  fade
★★★★  roll crimp
★★  linear taper
★★  cold turkey
★★  plug tap
★★  weight forward
★  low fade
★  audio taper
★  block
★  cold turkey alcohol
★  tape up
★  titrate
★  no taper
★  project x
★  undercut
  factory crimp
  renthal
  fade haircut
  linear taper pots
  bald fade
  not to taper
  isis
  temp fade
  kbs tour
  dg s300
  shadow fade
  blowout
  octalink
  european taper
  taper fade
  weight forward fly lines

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Speaking about taper, one probably shouldn't forget about long hair.

Other search terms related to taper and their ratings are:
★★★★★ long hair
★★★★ dreads
★★★ afro
★★ mohawk
★★ lineup
★★ comb over
★ spiky hair
★ curly hair
★ line up
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