substitute

[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /

ADJECTIVE

alternative

Synonyms

STRONG

acting alternate backup counterfeit dummy ersatz imitation makeshift mock near proxy pseudo replacement representative reserve second sham simulated stopgap surrogate temporary

WEAK

additional another artificial experimental false other provisional spurious substitutive supplemental supplementary supposititious symbolic tentative vicarial vicarious

Antonyms

STRONG

finished genuine permanent real true

NOUN

someone or something that takes the place of another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backup replacement stand-in surrogate

STRONG

agent alternate assistant auxiliary changeling delegate deputy double dummy equivalent expediency expedient fill in ghost locum makeshift procurator proxy recourse refuge relay relief representative reserve resort resource standby stopgap sub succedaneum successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar

WEAK

dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient

Antonyms

STRONG

being entity permanent

VERB

interchange, exchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace supplant swap

STRONG

alternate change commute deputize displace proxy relieve spell sub supersede switch

WEAK

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

STRONG

continue keep

Example Sentences

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Hayes had eight points, six rebounds and two blocks, playing nearly 23 minutes off the bench in his biggest workload as a substitute since Jan. 20 against Denver.

From Los Angeles Times

In any event, he has only been involved once since getting sent off in the FA Cup third-round defeat by Brighton on 11 January, when he was an unused substitute against Fulham last month.

From BBC

“Gas and coal can be seen as substitute goods in the production of power,” UBS said in a note to clients Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fortune magazine recently reported that the “shadow default rate,” which measures companies that use risky payment-in-kind debt as a substitute for cash payments, has more than doubled since 2021, reaching 6.4%.

From MarketWatch

He returned to competitive action with the Jamaica national team with three substitute appearances in June - his only football since the crash.

From BBC

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