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Synonyms for cover for
verb interchange, exchange- replace
- supplant
- swap
- alternate
- change
- commute
- deputize
- displace
- proxy
- relieve
- spell
- sub
- supersede
- switch
- act for
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- cover for
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- serve in one's stead
- stand for
- stand in for
- swap places with
- take another's place
- take over
Antonyms for cover for
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
defending
verb. show support for
- advocate
- aid
- apologize for
- argue
- assert
- back
- back up
- bear one out
- befriend
- champion
- come to defense of
- cover for
- endorse
- espouse
- exculpate
- exonerate
- explain
- go to bat for
- guarantee
- justify
- maintain
- plead
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- rationalize
- recommend
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- second
- speak up for
- stand by
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stonewall
- support
- sustain
- thump for
- uphold
- vindicate
- warrant
going to bat for
verb. show support for
pinch-hit
verb. substitute
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
substitute
verb. interchange, exchange
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.