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Synonyms for stand-in
stand-in
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Princeton's WordNet
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-inverb
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 man, rest period, second-stringer, respite, support, accompaniment, ease, backup, rest, succour, allayer, assuagement, relief pitcher, musical accompaniment, rilievo, easing, replacement, reserve, easement, reliever, relief, alleviation, fill-in, succor, comforter, substitute, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, firemansubstitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb
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:
make out, fill in, sub, exchange, shade, fill out, step in, deputise, stand in, complete, replace, deputize, interchange, substitute
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#148 | support | |
#522 | complete | |
#1050 | exchange | |
#1547 | rest | |
#1733 | sub | |
#2268 | reserve | |
#2564 | replacement | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3116 | backup | |
#3368 | replace | |
#4442 | championship | |
#4819 | ease | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#8025 | shade | |
#9580 | backing | |
#12778 | interchange | |
#17149 | moderation | |
#17181 | comforter | |
#20225 | accompaniment | |
#22272 | easement | |
#22368 | respite | |
#26379 | fireman | |
#26436 | patronage | |
#29589 | easing | |
#35577 | alleviation | |
#36640 | reliever | |
#103501 | ministration | |
#109404 | succor | |
#113774 | succour | |
#309046 | deputise |
How to use stand-in in a sentence?
The guards would force detainees to stand in a room for as long as 30 hours while throwing water at them, electrifying them, and hitting them with sharp objects, all of this without any investigation.
If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.
It is disturbing enough that some sick individual would attempt to burn a house of worship to the ground, but referencing the slayings in New Zealand is beyond the pale, while the majority of humanity has responded to the tragedy to draw closer to one another and refute hatred, a violent and hate-filled minority seeks further divisions. We are grateful that someone was inside the mosque and was able to act quickly to put the fire out. We ask anyone with information to come forward and contact the Escondido Police Department. We stand in solidarity with our community members who attend the Islamic Center of Escondido.
The infrastructure is gone, as well as drinking water, so, conditions are just going to be very ripe for widespread disease outbreak. And based on the technology that we have and our ability to respond and experience, we stand in a unique place between the population and that spread of the disease.
We will work with our international partners to sideline those who stand in the way of peace, drawing upon the full range of our multilateral and bilateral tools.
Translations for stand-in
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- Double, Springer, Springerin, Lichtdouble, ErsatzGerman
- dobleSpanish
- doublureFrench
- neach-ionaidScottish Gaelic
- kaszkadőr, dublőrHungarian
- dupleInterlingua
- sosia, cascatoreItalian
- 代理Japanese
- dobroPortuguese
- dublurăRomanian
- дублёрRussian
- benzer, dublör, yedek, vekilTurkish
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