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substitute - 10 definitions

- noun
1. substitute -- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
synonyms: replacement
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. substitute -- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
synonyms: reserve, second-stringer
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. stand-in -- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
synonyms: stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. substitute -- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "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"
synonyms: replace, interchange, exchange
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. substitute -- be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
synonyms: sub, stand in, fill in
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. substitute -- act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
synonyms: deputize, deputise, step in
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. substitute, substituted --
synonyms: substituted, substitutes, substituting
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
8. utility -- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
synonyms: utility
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. alternate -- serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
synonyms: alternate, alternative
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. ersatz -- artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
synonyms: ersatz
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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