Definitions

succedaneum

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm] / ˌsʌk sɪˈdeɪ ni əm /

NOUN

substitute

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 successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar

WEAK

dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient

Antonyms

STRONG

being entity permanent

NOUN

utility player

Synonyms

WEAK

backup bench bench jockey benchwarmer jack-of-all-trades replacement second string secondary sub substitute

Example Sentences

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What shall I say to thy internal spirit,—thy opium,—thy salt-petre,——thy greasy unctions,—thy daily purges,—thy nightly clysters, and succedaneums?

From Project Gutenberg

Are any medicines to be given as succedanea to the specific remedy for the purpose of rendering its action more sure or prompt?

From Project Gutenberg

While 'succedaneum', meaning something used as a substitute also no longer trips off the modern tongue.

From The Guardian

Give us rather any succedaneum that will move us, will delight us.

From Project Gutenberg

Thrust as a convenient succedaneum into the hands of the majority of the Commission, ignored, suppressed or slurred over when before the President, it had served its pitiful purpose.

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