The best replacement for polymorphism is inheritance.

The best alternatives to polymorphism are rated as following:
★★★★★  inheritance
★★★★★  mutation
★★★★  overloading
★★  inheritance c++
★★  inheritance java
★★  overriding
★  encapsulation
★  polyphenism
★  divergence
★  heterozygosity
★  balanced polymorphism
★  dimorphism
★  dynamic binding
★  overloading c++
★  pleomorphism
★  allele
★  abstraction
  allotropy
  method overloading
  polyinstantiation
  function overloading
  late binding

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