Definition of substitute

Definitions

Adjective Satellite

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"

Adjective Satellite

serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"

Adjective Satellite

artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

Noun

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

Noun

an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

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"

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"

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"

Verb

act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

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Synonyms

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More General Terms

alter athlete change compeer equal equivalent exchange interchange jock match modify peer replace supercede supersede supervene upon supplant

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More Specific Terms

alternate bench warmer cover double ersatz locum locum tenens pinch hitter reduce replacement retool shift stunt man stunt woman subrogate succedaneum successor surrogate truncate

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