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substitute - Dictionary definition and meaning for substitute

SUBSTITUTE

  • (noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

    synonyms : replacement

  • (noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

    "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes", "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

    synonyms : backup , backup man , fill-in , relief , reliever , stand-in

  • (noun) an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

    synonyms : reserve , second-stringer

  • (verb) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

    "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt", "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk", "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

    synonyms : exchange , interchange , replace

  • (verb) be a substitute

    "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague", "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

    synonyms : fill in , stand in , sub

  • (verb) act as a substitute

    "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

    synonyms : deputise , deputize , step in

  • (adj.) artificial and inferior

    "ersatz coffee", "substitute coffee"

    synonyms : ersatz

  • (adj.) serving or used in place of another

    "an alternative plan"

    synonyms : alternate , alternative

  • (adj.) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

    "a utility infielder"

    synonyms : utility

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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