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sub·sti·tu·tion

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  1. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switchnoun

    an event in which one thing is substituted for another

    "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

    Synonyms:
    reversal, refilling, replacing, exchange, commutation, renewal, switch, replenishment, surrogate, heterotaxy, successor, switching, shift, replacement, alternate, permutation, electrical switch, transposition, substitute, electric switch

  2. substitution, exchange, commutationnoun

    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

    Synonyms:
    switch, rally, commutation, exchange, replacement, telephone exchange, transposition, commuting, central, re-sentencing, permutation, interchange

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substitutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    exchange, COMMUTATION

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substitutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    exchange, commutation

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How to use substitution in a sentence?

  1. Charles Schwab Corp:

    There is no substitution for brand and scale.

  2. Peter F. Drucker, People and Performance:

    Management" means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folklore and superstition, and of cooperation for force. . .

  3. Charles Lichfield:

    There has been fairly successful substitution, mainly for food, and on some other parts that go into industrial goods... but it's mainly been on the lower end of the economic scale.

  4. Peter Drucker:

    Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force. It means the substitution of responsibility for obedience to rank, and of authority of performance for the authority of rank. Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

  5. Jennifer Morgan:

    Material substitution is a false solution, it will just shift the impact to the world's forests and agricultural lands.


Translations for substitution

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  • الاستبدالArabic
  • Substituierung, Substitution, ErsatzGerman
  • υποκατάστασηGreek
  • جایگزینیPersian
  • korvaaminen, tuuraus, korvautuminen, sijaisuus, substituutioFinnish
  • réaction de substitution, remplacementFrench
  • malartaíochtIrish
  • sostituzioneItalian
  • 代入, 置換Japanese
  • penggantian, substitusi, penukargantianMalay
  • подстановка, заменаRussian

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