What are some alternative words for substitute?
Synonyms for substitute
ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut
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Princeton's WordNet
substitute, replacement(noun)
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Synonyms:
fill-in, substitution, refilling, relief, successor, replacing, backup, renewal, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, transposition, permutation, surrogate, reserve, replacement, alternate, replenishment, stand-in, switchsubstitute, reserve, second-stringer(noun)
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
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fill-in, relief, replacement, backup, backlog, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, military reserve, reserve, modesty, reticence, stand-in, stockpile, reservation, taciturnitystand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in(adj)
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"
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backup man, rest period, second-stringer, stand-in, 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, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, firemanutility(a), substitute(a)(adj)
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
alternate, alternative, substitute(adj)
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
Synonyms:
alternate, alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), alternative, substitute(a)ersatz, substitute(verb)
artificial and inferior
"ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
Synonyms:
substitute(a), alternate, alternative, ersatz, utility(a)substitute, replace, interchange, exchange(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:
change, fill in, interchange, step in, replace, supervene upon, supercede, tack, alternate, deputize, commute, switch over, exchange, flip, supplant, transpose, stand in, put back, convert, switch, supersede, flip-flop, deputise, counterchange, subsubstitute, sub, stand in, fill in(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:
make out, fill in, sub, exchange, shade, fill out, step in, deputise, stand in, complete, replace, deputize, interchangesubstitute, deputize, deputise, step in(verb)
act as a substitute
"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
Synonyms:
depute, fill in, sub, exchange, intervene, step in, interpose, deputise, stand in, interfere, replace, deputize, interchange
English Synonyms and Antonyms
substitute(v)
To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.
Synonyms:
alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, shift, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, vary, veerAntonyms:
abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stayPreposition:
To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
substitute(v. a.)
Synonyms:
exchange, commute, put in the place ofsubstitute(n.)
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proxy, lieutenant, agent, deputy, LOCUM TENENSsubstitute(n.)
Synonyms:
makeshift, temporary expedient
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "substitute":
replace, replacement, substitution, alternate, alternative, surrogate, substitutes, replacing, override, subsitute, alternates, lieu, replaced, supersede, proxy
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How to use substitute in a sentence?
The way I look at it, this is the substitute for a military response, not the prelude to it.
In light of recent events, we have decided Judge Ehrlich will not return to the courthouse as her retirement is effective June 30. I will be working to find a substitute to cover Judge Ehrlich's division.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell:
I will offer a clean substitute and work to expedite consideration of the bill as amended to get it back over to the House this week.
Advertising is the modern substitute for argument its function is to make the worse appear the better.
Everybody, including me, used to think e-cigarettes are like cigarettes but not as bad. If you substitute a few e-cigarettes for cigarettes, you're probably better off, it turns out you're worse off.
Translations for substitute
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- استبدلArabic
- substitut, canviar, substituirCatalan, Valencian
- náhrada, náhradník, nahraditCzech
- amnewidWelsh
- Ersatz, ersetzen, ErsatzspielerGerman
- αναπληρωματικός, αντικαταστάτης, αλλάζω, αντικαθιστώ, υποκατάστατο, αναπληρώνω, υποκαθιστώ, αναπληρωτήςGreek
- anstataŭaĵoEsperanto
- sustituto, sustituir, substituto, substituirSpanish
- جانشینPersian
- korvata, vaihtopelaaja, korvike, vaihtaa, varaosa, sijainenFinnish
- en, de, remplacer, place, mettre, substitut, substituer, remplaçantFrench
- fear ionaid, bean ionaid, ionadaíIrish
- pótlék, helyettes, pótol, helyettesítHungarian
- rimpiazzo, sostituto, sostituireItalian
- 替わる, 代える, 替える, 代用するJapanese
- 대용Korean
- substitutusLatin
- whakakapiMāori
- vervanger, plaatsvervanger, substitueren, vervanging, vervangenDutch
- zastąpić, podstawiać, zamienićPolish
- substituto, substituirPortuguese
- substituitor, locțiitor, substitut, înlocui, substituent, înlocuitor, substituiRomanian
- заменитель, заменять, замена, замещать, заместить, заменитьRussian
- замена, nadomjestak, надоместак, supstituirati, nadomjestiti, надоместити, supstitut, zamijeniti, заменити, zamjenaSerbo-Croatian
- avbytare, substituera, substitut, ersättaSwedish
- ప్రత్యామ్నాయంTelugu
- haliliTagalog
- متبادلUrdu
- thay thếVietnamese
- פאַרטרעטערYiddish
- 替代Chinese
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