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Substitute
see synonyms of substituteNoun
2. reserve, second-stringer, substitute
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
3. backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Example Sentences:'the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes''we need extra employees for summer fill-ins'
Verb
4. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Example Sentences:'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'
5. fill in, stand in, sub, substitute
be a substitute
Example Sentences:'The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague''The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet'
6. deputise, deputize, step in, substitute
act as a substitute
Example Sentences:'She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold'
Adjective
7. substitute, utility
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Example Sentences:'a utility infielder'
8. alternate, alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
Example Sentences:'an alternative plan'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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