swap places with

VERB

pinch hit

Synonyms

WEAK

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 switch take another's place take over

VERB

substitute

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) take another's place take over

Antonyms

STRONG

continue keep

VERB

supplant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp

STRONG

bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer

WEAK

back up cast out cut out fill in force out front for outplace ring in stand in (for) take out take over take the place of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

Example Sentences

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West Indies are currently below them in ninth but would swap places with England if they win the upcoming series and win a three-match contest against Ireland beforehand.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Every time they use their powers, they swap places with each other, causing their worlds to collide in comic and surreal ways.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

“Our powers are entangled,” Rambeau tells Khan in the preview, which sees the three characters lose control of their abilities and repeatedly swap places with each other by involuntarily traveling through space and time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

However, I do feel the urge to hold the door, and have many times offered to swap places with the lady.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

Had I been able to swap places with him, I would have done so immediately.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

swap places with

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