diff --git a/manim/mobject/mobject.py b/manim/mobject/mobject.py
index 9f3818c188..fff250fb91 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ def move_to(
         self.shift((target - point_to_align) * coor_mask)
         return self
 
-    def replace(
+    def match_size_and_position_to(
         self, mobject: Mobject, dim_to_match: int = 0, stretch: bool = False
     ) -> Self:
         if not mobject.get_num_points() and not mobject.submobjects:
@@ -1928,6 +1928,19 @@ def replace(
         self.shift(mobject.get_center() - self.get_center())
         return self
 
+    def replace(
+        self, mobject: Mobject, dim_to_match: int = 0, stretch: bool = False
+    ) -> Self:
+        """Deprecated: use match_size_and_position_to() instead."""
+        import warnings
+
+        warnings.warn(
+            "replace() is deprecated, use match_size_and_position_to() instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return self.match_size_and_position_to(mobject, dim_to_match, stretch)
+
     def surround(
         self,
         mobject: Mobject,
diff --git a/manim/mobject/opengl/opengl_mobject.py b/manim/mobject/opengl/opengl_mobject.py
index 52cb3f3ac2..a2f3ad20ce 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/opengl/opengl_mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/opengl/opengl_mobject.py
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ def move_to(
         self.shift((target - point_to_align) * coor_mask)
         return self
 
-    def replace(
+    def match_size_and_position_to(
         self,
         mobject: OpenGLMobject,
         dim_to_match: int = 0,
@@ -2121,6 +2121,19 @@ def replace(
         self.shift(mobject.get_center() - self.get_center())
         return self
 
+    def replace(
+        self, mobject: OpenGLMobject, dim_to_match: int = 0, stretch: bool = False
+    ) -> Self:
+        """Deprecated: use match_size_and_position_to() instead."""
+        import warnings
+
+        warnings.warn(
+            "replace() is deprecated, use match_size_and_position_to() instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return self.match_size_and_position_to(mobject, dim_to_match, stretch)
+
     def surround(
         self,
         mobject: OpenGLMobject,