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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun substitute has 3 senses

• substitute(n = noun.cognition) replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; Array
is a kind of equivalent
has particulars: ersatz, successor, succedaneum
Derived forms verb substitute₁, verb substitute₂, adjective substitute₂

• substitute(n = noun.person) reserve, second-stringer - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; Array
is a member of bench
is a kind of athlete, jock
has particulars: bench warmer, pinch hitter
Derived forms verb substitute₂, verb substitute₃, adjective substitute₁

• substitute(n = noun.person) backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in - 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"
is a kind of compeer, equal, match, peer
has particulars: locum, locum tenens, double, stunt man, stunt woman, alternate, replacement, surrogate
Derived forms verb substitute₂, verb substitute₃, adjective substitute₂

Verb substitute has 3 senses

• substitute(v = verb.possession) exchange, interchange, replace - 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"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived forms noun substitute₁, noun substitution₂, noun substitution₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

• substitute(v = verb.possession) fill in, stand in, sub - 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"
is one way to change, exchange, interchange
Derived forms noun substitute₁, noun substitute₃, noun substitute₂, noun substituting₁, noun substitution₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• substitute(v = verb.social) deputise, deputize, step in - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
is one way to replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant
Derived forms noun substitute₃, noun substitute₂, noun substituting₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

Adjective substitute has 3 senses

• substitute(s = adj.all) utility - capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
Derived form noun substitute₂

• substitute(s = adj.all) alternate, alternative - serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
Derived forms noun substitute₁, noun substitute₃

• substitute(s = adj.all) ersatz - artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

substitute

additional, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, another, attorney, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, change for, changeling, commute, comparison, compound for, copy, counterfeit, delegate, deputy, dernier ressort, displace, double, double for, dub in, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, expediency, expedient, exponent, extra, fake, false, father figure, father image, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, give place to, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, make do with, make way for, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, mock, mother figure, mother surrogate, mute, next best thing, offer in exchange, other, paranymph, personnel, phony, pinch, pinch hitter, pinch-hit for, pleader, procurator, provisional, proxy, put up with, recourse, redeem, refuge, relay, relief, relieve, replace, replacement, representative, reserve, reserves, resort, ring in, ringer, second, second in command, second string, secondary, sham, shift with, sign, simulated, spare, spares, spear-carrier, spurious, stand in for, stand-in, standby, stopgap, sub, substituent, substitute for, substitution, succedaneum, supe, super, supernumerary, superseder, supplant, supplanter, supplemental, supplementary, supply, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, swap, switch, symbol, synecdoche, take in exchange, temporary, tentative, third string, token, trade, understudy, utility, utility man, utility player, vicar, vicar general, vicarious, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentleman

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substitute

Substitute

N substitute, deputy, badli.

Deputy

N deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary, regent, viceregent, vizier, minister, vicar, premier, chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul, viceroy, commissioner, Tsung-li Yamen, Wai Wu Pu, plenipotentiary, alter ego, team, eight, eleven, champion, acting, vice, vice regal, accredited to, in behalf of.

Transfer

VB transfer, convey, alienate, alien, assign, grant, consign, make over, hand over, pass, hand, transmit, negotiate, hand down, exchange, change hands, change hands from one to another, devolve, succeed, come into possession, abalienate, disinherit, dispossess, substitute.

Substitution

N substitution, commutation, supplanting, metaphor, metonymy, substitute, ersatz, makeshift, temporary expedient, replacement, succedaneum, shift, pis aller, stopgap, jury rigging, jury mast, locum tenens, warming pan, dummy, scapegoat, double, changeling, quid pro quo, alternative, representative, palimpsest, price, purchase money, consideration, equivalent, substituted, ersatz, phony, vicarious, subdititious, instead, in place of, in lieu of, in the stead of, in the room of, faute de mieux.

VB substitute, put in the place of, change for, make way for, give place to, supply the place of, take the place of, supplant, supersede, replace, cut out, serve as a substitute, step into stand in the shoes of, jury rig, make a shift with, put up with, borrow from Peter to pay Paul, take money out of one pocket and put it in another, cannibalize, commute, redeem, compound for.

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